Spaghetti Sauce - With Peppers and Grass Fed Beef

This is a recipe I have been making for years. It has morphed a bit over the last few decades but seems to be a hit with all that try it. We use organic veggies now and only use grass fed beef. It has a more pronounced taste, and the fats are more balanced within it. Please me know what you think. Thanks.

• Ready In: 2 hrs 20 mins
• Serves: 8-10

Ingredients

• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (16 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1  medium green pepper, diced
• 1  small  red pepper
• 2  garlic cloves, diced
• 1  teaspoon dried basil
• 1  teaspoon dried oregano
• 1  teaspoon  dried  Italian spices
• 3  whole bay leaf
• 8  fluid ounces wine (sweet, white, blush, ect)
• 1  hamburger
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
•  olive oil

Directions

1. Smile, your about to make a nice sauce.
2. Dice your peppers, onion and garlic combined them in a pan with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and saute until tender. (Set Aside).
3. In the same pan, brown the hamburger.
4. Add the veggies back in and reduce to low simmer.
5. In a large crock pot, or sauce pot, combine all of the canned tomatoes, sauce and paste an begin cooking on medium heat.
6. Add the 8 oz of wine (you may substitute 1 tbsp of sugar if your wish).
7. Stir in all of your spices, including the bay leaves, making sure to blend evenly.
8. Add the beef, onions, peppers and garlic to the mix and slowly stir until blended.
9. Let simmer on medium for 2 to 3 hours. (or all day in the crock on low).
10. We often cook in a large crock pot as it allows us to start this recipe in the crock and cook all day on low (if time permits). This allows for the ingredients to be combined in the evening, stuck in the fridge over night, and started in the morning before leaving.
11. This sauce can also be used for layering in a lasagna.