Hearty Backyard Spaghetti Sauce for 50!

This is a stand-up, zesty sauce, with a wee bite! I crafted it for an annual spaghetti dinner. It is a sauce designed by a man, and prepared using those so stereotypically "male" cooking implements: the grill and the turkey fryer!

• Ready In: 2 hrs
• Serves: 75

Ingredients

• 10  lbs  ground chuck (80% lean)
• 4  lbs Italian sausage (hot)
• 4  lbs Italian sausage (mild)
• 8  lbs  white onions, diced
• 3  ounces oregano (1 small jar standard US grocery size)
• 1⁄2 ounce basil (1 small jar standard US grocery size)
• 200  ounces tomato puree (2- #10 cans)
• 200  ounces tomatoes, crushed (2- #10 cans)
• 1  head garlic, crushed
•  olive oil (for saute)

Directions

1. Grill the sausages on a gas/charcoal grill. When done, slice into 1/4" coins.
2. Saute onions until translucent in pot.
3. Add garlic, and ground beef, and brown the beef.
4. Add both tomato products.
5. Add sausage, basil, and oregano.
6. Simmer for 60-90 minutes.