Meat Lover's Spaghetti Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2-2 lbs very lean ground chuck or 1 1/2-2 lbs sirloin beef
• 2 cups sliced onions (julienne or diced, i use vidalia)
• 2 (4 ounce) cans mushroom pieces or 1 (8 ounce) package of sliced fresh mushrooms
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
• 1 (12 ounce) can tomato paste
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
• 2 cups beef broth (or water with 2 beef bouillon cubes)
• 2 cloves of minced garlic or 2 tablespoons instant minced garlic
• 1 cup of sliced green pepper (julienne style or diced)
• 1/2 cup of sliced yellow sweet pepper (julienne or diced)
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar (light is what i use)
• 1 tablespoon sage
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 tablespoon cilantro leaf
• 1 teaspoon liquid smoke
• spaghetti noodles (amount for what you want at serving)
• parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 using non-stick pan, fry beef until well done.
• 2 i cook them so that there are fairly large "chunks" of beef (smaller than meatballs).
• 3 rinse beef under hot tap water in colander and place aside.
• 4 in 6-8 quart stock pan, saute onions, bell peppers, shallots& mushrooms in beef stock until soft and clear.
• 5 add remaining spices to stock pan, cooking over medium heat.
• 6 bring to boil and then immediately add beef.
• 7 add tomatoes and other tomato items to stock pan.
• 8 bring to a boil and then immediately turn heat to low.
• 9 simmer for 30- 45 minutes.
• 10 prepare spaghetti noodles according to pkg directions.
• 11 serve immediately.
• 12 optional: serve with grated fresh parmesan cheese.
• 13 enjoy!