My Mamma's Spaghetti Sauce

This is homemade goodness at its finest.

• Ready In: 3 hrs 15 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 2 (26 ounce) cans red pear tomatoes
• 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 10  garlic cloves, minced
• 1  large yellow onion, chopped
• 1⁄4 cup olive oil
• 1  dozen  sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1  lb lean ground beef
• 1  lb Italian sausage
• 1  pork bone (optional)
• 1  cayenne pepper, dried and broken up (a pinch of cayenne powder to taste if you don't have this on hand)
• 1  tablespoon dried basil
• 1  tablespoon dried oregano
• 2  teaspoons thyme
• 2  bay leaves
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1⁄8 cup sugar
• 1  cup dry red wine
• 1  large  yellow pepper, chopped
• 1⁄4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons rosemary
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fennel seed

Directions

1. Heat olive oil in large heavy pot sauté bell pepper, onion, garlic and mushrooms. Add meats and brown. Add tomato paste, tomatoes with juice. With a large spoon, capture the tomatoes against the side of the pan and crush.
2. Add herbs, spice parsley, wine and pork bone, (optional).
3. Simmer on low 2-4 hours. Best if done the day before and heated through to serve. OR, slow cooker on low for 8 hours.
4. Serve over hot cooked spaghetti.