The Best Meat Sauce PT195M https://img5.recipesrun.com/201907/2019/1017/1d/c/643207/300x200x50.jpg 6 servings Ingredients: 1 28-ouncecan tomato puree 2 28-ouncecans crushed tomatoes ½ cup red wine Salt and pepper(to taste) 4 tbsp. dried basil 3 cloves garlic(minced) 1 large yellow onion(finely chopped) 8 oz. ground veal 8 oz. ground pork 8 oz. ground beef 2 tbsp. olive oil

The Best Meat Sauce

By Ellie

6 Person
195 Minutes
0 Calories
This amazing meat sauce recipe hails from my father-in-law's kitchen and is everyone's favorite. It's thick, hearty, and has phenomenal flavor thanks to a combination of beef, veal, and pork.

Ingredients

  • 1 28-ouncecan tomato puree

  • 2 28-ouncecans crushed tomatoes

  • ½ cup red wine

  • Salt and pepper(to taste)

  • 4 tbsp. dried basil

  • 3 cloves garlic(minced)

  • 1 large yellow onion(finely chopped)

  • 8 oz. ground veal

  • 8 oz. ground pork

  • 8 oz. ground beef

  • 2 tbsp. olive oil

Method

  • 01
    Heat the olive oil in a large pot or dutch oven over medium heat. When it is shimmering, add the ground beef, pork and veal, and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until the meat is browned.
  • 02
    Add the onion and garlic to the meat mixture and saute, stirring occasionally, until the onions are translucent about 7 to 10 minutes. Stir in the dried basil and season with salt and pepper.
  • 03
    Stir in the red wine and let simmer for about 1 minute, until mostly evaporated.
  • 04
    Reduce the heat to low and add the crushed tomatoes and tomato puree to the pot, stirring to incorporate. Reduce the heat to the lowest simmer possible, and place a lid on the pot slightly ajar. Simmer for 2 to 3 hours, stirring occasionally.

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The Best Meat Sauce

This amazing meat sauce recipe hails from my father-in-law's kitchen and is everyone's favorite. It's thick, hearty, and has phenomenal flavor thanks to a combination of beef, veal, and pork.
01 Information
  • Grade easy
  • Serving 6 servings
  • Prep Time 15 Mins
  • Cook Time 180 Mins
  • Total Time 195 Mins
02 Ingredients
1 28-ouncecan tomato puree
2 28-ouncecans crushed tomatoes
½ cup red wine
Salt and pepper(to taste)
4 tbsp. dried basil
3 cloves garlic(minced)
1 large yellow onion(finely chopped)
8 oz. ground veal
8 oz. ground pork
8 oz. ground beef
2 tbsp. olive oil
03 Method
Step 1
Heat the olive oil in a large pot or dutch oven over medium heat. When it is shimmering, add the ground beef, pork and veal, and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until the meat is browned.
Step 2
Add the onion and garlic to the meat mixture and saute, stirring occasionally, until the onions are translucent about 7 to 10 minutes. Stir in the dried basil and season with salt and pepper.
Step 3
Stir in the red wine and let simmer for about 1 minute, until mostly evaporated.
Step 4
Reduce the heat to low and add the crushed tomatoes and tomato puree to the pot, stirring to incorporate. Reduce the heat to the lowest simmer possible, and place a lid on the pot slightly ajar. Simmer for 2 to 3 hours, stirring occasionally.
04 Author
Ellie Ellie
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