Spaghetti with Meat Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons Olive Oil


• 2 pounds Ground Beef


• 1 pound Mild Italian Sausage


• 3 teaspoons Kosher Salt


• 1 teaspoon Pepper


• 1/2 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes


• 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder


• 1 large Onion chopped


• 1 green Bell Pepper


• 4 cloves Garlic minced


• 12 oz. can Tomato Paste


• 1 cup red Wine


• 2 - 28 oz. cans whole San Marzano Tomatoes


• 2 tablespoons dried Oregano


• 1 teaspoon dried Thyme


• 1 tablespoon dried Basil


• 1 large Bay Leaf


• 1/2 teaspoon Sugar

Spaghetti

Meat Sauce

Directions

Place 2 teaspoons of Olive Oil in a large saucepan or Dutch Oven. Brown suasage and ground beef over medium high heat. Break up the meat with a spatula into bite-size pieces while browning.

Add chopped onions, bell pepper, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. Cook for about ten minutes until onions are translucent. Add garlic and stir. Cook for any additional 2 minutes.

Lower heat to medium and add tomato paste and stir to combine. Stir in the red wine.

Add oregano, thyme, basil, garlic powder and bay leaf and stir well.

Pour in the San Marzano tomatoes, breaking up the whole tomatoes with your spatula as you stir. Make sure to scrape out every bit of tomato sauce from the cans. Add sugar and stir.

Reduce heat to low and cover. Simmer for 2 hours.

After 1 hour, remove the lid, stir and taste to see if your meatsauce needs any additional seasoning. Replace lid and simmer an additional hour.

Ladle over spaghetti pasta.

Spaghetti Cooking Instructions

Boil dry thin spaghetti according to package instructions in a stockpot filled with water and 2 tablespoons of Kosher Salt and 2 teaspoons of Olive Oil.

After about 8 minutes, drain in a colander and serve.