Spaghetti Sauce

Ingredients  

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 large onion finely chopped
  • 2 clove garlic finely chopped
  • 28 ounce crushed tomatoes
  • 28 ounce tomato puree
  • 12 ounce tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • salt
  • black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon basil leaves
  • 2 bay leaves

Steps 

  1. In large stock pot, brown ground beef. Once beef is well-browned, remove from pot; drain fat.
  2. In same pot, heat oil and cook onion and garlic until tender.
  3. Stir in remaining ingredients. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally.
  4. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered 1 to 1 ½ hours or until sauce is thickened.