Description
This is very meaty and not near as acid as most sauces. It’s really worth the time. It makes a very large batch, so I often freeze half.
Ingredients
- ¾ cup olive oil
- 8 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 pounds ground chuck
- 2 large onions, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups dry red wine
- 2 cups tomato sauce
- 4 large tomatoes, peeled and chopped
- 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
- 1 ½ teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon celery salt
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon dried basil
- 1 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Saute garlic until golden brown. Stir in ground beef
- onions and green pepper. Cook until beef is evenly brown
- and onions are tender. Stir in flour until smooth. Stir in red wine
- tomato sauce
- chopped tomatoes
- tomato paste
- Worcestershire sauce and sugar. Season with salt
- cayenne pepper
- celery salt
- oregano and basil. Simmer for 3 hours. Stir in mushrooms at the end of cooking period.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 3 hrs
Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 12