Old World Italian Meat Sauce

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 lb ground lamb
• 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes (or to taste, adjust to heat level)
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 large onions, chopped
• 3 tablespoons minced fresh garlic
• 2 cups dry red wine
• 2 lbs fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 3 (28 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 -2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (or to taste)
• 1/4-1/3 tablespoon parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, brown beef and lamb with crushed red chili flakes over medium heat until no longer pink; set aside.
• 2 in another large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat and saute the onions and garlic until tender; add in about 1/2 cup red wine, mix well.
• 3 add in the sliced mushrooms, rosemary and oregano to skillet, and add another 1/2 cup wine; saute until tender.
• 4 add in the browned beef, tomato sauce and tomato paste; simmer for 1 hour; then add in remaining 1 cup wine, simmer on low for another 2-3 hours, stirring occasionally.
• 5 season with salt and pepper.
• 6 towards the end of cooking, add in the parmesan cheese, mix to combine and heat through.