Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 lb sausage (Jimmy Dean or Johnsville)
- 1 lb ground round (beef)
- 1 lb ground veal
- 3 med. onions chopped very fine
- 2-3 garlic cloves chopped fine
- 4 cans 6 oz tomato paste
- 2 can 8 oz tomato sauce
- 6 to 8 cans of water (8 oz size)
- Sprinkle of spices
- basil
- thyme
- parsley flakes
- garlic salt
- Italian seasoning
- seasoned salt
- oregano
- sage
- fennel
- cloves - ground
- pepper
- a touch of sugar if to tomatoery - optional
Details
Servings 3
Preparation time 60mins
Cooking time 240mins
Preparation
Step 1
Brown the ground beef, veal and sausage in a frying pan.
Drain the fat, cool, then cut up in small fine chunks (pulse in food processor. Set aside.
Start with a 6 qt pot.
Chop onions and garlic cloves very fine.
Put in pot over medium high heat add olive oil and salt, and brown onions and garlic until tender (about 5 minutes).
Next add the following to the pot.
- browned beef
- browned sausage
- brown veal
- tomato paste
- tomato sauce
- 6 to 8 cans of water (8 oz size)
- all the spices (not the sugar)
Bring to a boil, reduce heat (TO LOWEST) and simmer several hours on low heat.
After an hour taste sauce, if to tomatoery add a little sugar. A small amount at a time to lessen acid taste.
Should be ready after 2-3 hours but longer makes it better.
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