graces meat sauce

Grace's Meat Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground round- broken up into small pieces, browned and well drained

• 1 med onion chopped

• 4- 6oz cans tomato paste

• 2- 28oz cans whole tomatoes

• 3 cups water

• 1 tsp crushed garlic

• 1/4 cup good red wine

• 1 tbsp Italian seasoning blend

• salt and pepper to taste

• pinch of sugar

• eggs (optional)

Preparation

Sauté onion in a little olive oil until translucent then add meat and brown, remove meat and onion leaving some drippings, sauté garlic in drippings until lightly browned.

Add tomatoes and tomato paste and all remaining ingredients and simmer for at least 4 hours, stirring occasionally.

In the last 30 minutes eggs may be added by , just drop them in the sauce and DON'T stir, they will hard boil and be delicious.

Urban Cowgill 2010