Mom's Tomato Sauce

By lindsayvk

Mom's recipe that is popular with the family because of it's definitive kick.

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 lbs. ground beef (lean)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 whole Vidalia onion, chopped finely
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup chopped or dried basil
• 1/2 cup oregano
• 1/8 cup thyme
• marjoram
• 2 cans Hunts tomato sauce
• 1 can Hunts tomato puree
• pinch of sugar
• Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Step 1

1. Cook garlic and onion in olive oil at bottom of a large pot. Add ground beef and cook until completely brown. Add seasonings, then tomato liquids. Taste and reseason if necessary. Turn burner to low and cook for 40 minutes.