Old World Italian Meat Sauce
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
12-15
ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 lb ground pork
- 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
directions
- In a large skillet, brown beef and pork with crushed red chili flakes over medium heat until no longer pink; set aside.
- 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.
- Add in the sliced mushrooms, rosemary and oregano to skillet, and add another 1/2 cup wine; saute until tender.
- 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.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Towards the end of cooking, add in the Parmesan cheese, mix to combine and heat through.
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