Diane's Meatsauce for Pasta

"Large batch (2 – 3 dinners)"
 
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Ready In:
1hr 50mins
Ingredients:
12
Yields:
2-3 batches
Serves:
24
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ingredients

  • 14 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, pork, 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 pork neck bones (optional) or (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
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directions

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

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