Spaghetti Sauce Mcbirney Style

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 1 cup mushroom
• 1 cup zucchini
• 1 cup carrot
• 1 cup bell pepper
• 1 cup sweet onion
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 lb polish kielbasa
• 1 cup ham
• 2 cups red wine
• 3 tablespoons oregano
• 3 tablespoons basil
• 3 tablespoons parsley
• 3 garlic cloves
• 3 teaspoons fennel seeds
• 2 bay leaves
• 32 ounces tomato sauce (i prefer contadina)
• 18 ounces tomato paste
• 32 ounces canned tomatoes

Recipe

• 1 this is basically a dump and pour recipe.
• 2 chop all the vegetables.
• 3 brown the ground beef in a skillet with the polish sausage and ham.
• 4 add vegetables to the meats in a large cooking pot.
• 5 simmer on warm while adding wine, spices, garlic and tomato products.
• 6 stir and bring to a boil. simmer until reduced to the consistency you like. if in a hurry and it is too runny, add some flour like you would for gravy.
• 7 serve over your favorite pasta. this is a large recipe and is great frozen. we would store the extra sauce in quart size ziploc bags in the freezer. noodles can also be stored in the freezer in water in a quart ziploc bag. to defrost, place sauce in a bowl in the microwave and use the defrost function. noodles can be set in hot water to defrost. this recipe makes many meals.