Chris & Cheryl's Mega Spaghetti Sauce

This Mega Size spaghetti sauce is one to keep in your freezer for all year round use. It's so good, rich and full of flavor. It can be used for lasagna or other Italian recipies! Make this batch all to yourself or even better, have fun cooking with a friend and sharing ...Enjoy!

• Ready In: 3 hrs 35 mins
• Serves: 20

Ingredients

• MEAT

• 10  lbs lean ground beef
• 3  lbs Italian sausage (casings removed)
• 2  tablespoons olive oil

• VEGETABLES

• 4  onions (chopped)
• 4  celery ribs (diced)
• 9  garlic cloves (minced)
• 2  green peppers (diced)
• 2  tablespoons olive oil

• TOMATOES AND SPICES

• 112  ounces tomato sauce (4 - 28oz cans)
• 112  ounces diced tomatoes (4 - 28oz cans)
• 112  ounces crushed tomatoes (4 - 28oz cans)
• 10  ounces tomato paste (2 - 5oz cans)
• 1  cup red wine
• 2  tablespoons  italian seasoning
• 2  tablespoons oregano
• 2  tablespoons basil
• 2  tablespoons salt
• 1  tablespoon pepper
• 1  tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 2  tablespoons brown sugar
• 4  bay leaves

Directions

1. Chop all vegetables in small pieces, put aside.
2. In skillet, brown meat (beef and sausages) , remove excess fat, put aside.
3. Fry onions until tender add garlic and cook for 1 more minute, put aside.
4. Fry rest of vegetables.
5. Put meat, onions and vegetables in large pot.
6. Add tomato sauce, tomatoes, tomatoe paste, wine, spices and simmer from 2 to 3 hours stirring occasionnaly and until sauce thikens.