Diane's Meatsauce For Pasta

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 large carrots, finely diced
• 2 -3 stalks celery, finely diced
• 2 large onions, finely chopped
• 4 -5 garlic cloves, finely minced
• 2 lbs ground meat (all beef or combo of beef, lamb, veal)
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 1 cup red wine
• 4 (28 ounce) cans whole tomatoes, cut up (or 1 large can from warehouse club)
• 1 (1 lb) package lamb neck bones (optional) or 1 (1 lb) package spareribs (optional)
• to taste basil, parsley, oregano (or dried ( use smaller quantity than with fresh herbs)
• to taste salt, pepper, red pepper flakes

Recipe

• 1 sauté vegetables (carrot, celery, onion) with some salt in oil to soften. add garlic and sauté 30 seconds.
• 2 add ground meat breaking up and crumbling as it browns.
• 3 add tomato paste and cook until paste turns dark red.
• 4 add wine and reduce until almost gone.
• 5 add tomatoes (optional, put through a food mill / sieve before adding).
• 6 add neck bones, if using.
• 7 add herbs and red pepper flakes.
• 8 cook about 1 ½ hours. adjust seasoning to taste. better the next day.