Italian Meat Sauce

prep time:: 15 min mostly opening cans
total time:: 2 1/2 hr

At least 8-10

Every boy needs a spaghetti sauce recipe; this one makes lots but freezes well; take out the night before leave in refrigerator to defrost and come home to a home cooked dinner

ingredients

1 lb ground beef-lean
1 lb sausages removed from casings in clumps
one onion chopped
couple cloves of garlic chopped
parsley if you have it
salt
basil
oregano
black pepper
2 28 oz cans tomatoes preferably San Marzano
2 small cans tomato paste or better yet the kind in a carton
1 C red wine
1t sugar
1 8oz can tomato sauce (optional at end)

directions

1
In large pot
2
Fry up the ground beef and sausage
3
remove with slotted spoon and set aside
4
fry the onion and garlic in the oil from meat (you may need to pour off some fat first)
5
Add all other ingredients except wine
6
return meat to pot
7
Bring to boil. turn down heat to low and partially cover.
8
simmer for 1 hour
9
add wine
10
simmer a little longer check for thickness of sauce can add tomatoe sauce if necessary)
11
can add more of any thing to your taste.
12
this is just a general guideline.