Southern-Style Meat Sauce

Name: Southern-Style Meat Sauce
Total time: 160
Yield: 9
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1 onion, chopped; 4 cloves garlic, chopped; 2 pounds ground beef; 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste; 2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce; 4 tablespoons dried oregano; 4 tablespoons dried basil leaves; 3 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce; 2 tablespoons sugar; 2 tablespoons red pepper flakes; 2 (4.5 ounce) cans mushrooms, drained; 2 bay leaves; 2 tablespoons salt

Recipe by Noelle C from allrecipes.com

3 Hr. 40 Mins.

Ingredients

9 servings

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3 tablespoons olive oil
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1 onion, chopped
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4 cloves garlic, chopped
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2 pounds ground beef
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2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
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2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
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4 tablespoons dried oregano

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4 tablespoons dried basil leaves
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3 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
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2 tablespoons sugar
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2 tablespoons red pepper flakes
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2 (4.5 ounce) cans mushrooms, drained
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2 bay leaves
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2 tablespoons salt

Instructions

Heat olive oil in a large plot. Add onions and simmer on medium heat until semi-soft; stir in garlic. Be careful not to burn. Add ground beef and cook until all pink is gone; drain.
In the pot with drained beef, gently stir in tomato paste and tomato sauce. Mix in oregano, basil, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, red pepper flakes, mushrooms, bay leaves, and salt; bring to a boil. Turn heat down to low and simmer for about 2 hours.