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Grandma's Pasta Sauce Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2-3 TBSP Olive Oil
1 Lb 80/20 Ground Beef per can or Italian Sausage
1 large Yellow Onion chopped
Sprig of Basil
4 cloves of Garlic
1-2 TBSP Italian Seasoning (to taste)
1-2 Bay Leaves
2 large cans of Tomato Puree
Salt and Pepper (to taste)
3/4 cup Wine or Milk - no water
Directions:
Directions:
Add olive oil to pan
Sautee onions and garlic half-way through
Add ground beef to pan with garlic and onions
Put in Crock Pot or pot on stove
Add tomato puree, salt, pepper, italian seasoning and bay leaf
Add wine or milk when sauce is half cooked. Mix well
Cook on low heat for at least 8 hours- the longer the better
Cook low and slow, preferably in 7 qt Crock Pot

 

 

 

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