Papa's Meat Sauce
Y'all are in for a treat! This recipe is a "HUGE" family secret that Daddy has agreed to share with y'all...
Servings: 0
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 cup butter
- 3 medium yellow onions (diced)
- 2 stalks celery (diced)
- 2 large carrots (peeled and diced)
- 8 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 tsp sea or kosher salt
- 1 tsp Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 lb 80/20 ground beef
- 1 lb ground mild Italian sausage preferably Johnsonville
- 2 cups milk (whole or 2%)
- 3 cans (28oz) crushed tomatoes preferably Contadina or Cento
- 1 can (28oz) tomato sauce preferably Contadina or Cento
- 1 cup beef broth or 5 beef bouillon cubes
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- 4 bay leaves
- 1 tsp rubbed sage
- 1/2 tsp dried marjoram
Instructions
- In a large pot set over medium heat, add the butter and oil and stir until melted.
- Add the onion, carrots, celery, garlic, salt and sauté for roughly (5) minutes, stirring often until the vegetables are soft.
- Add the ground beef and sausage in lumps and cook until all of the pink is gone. Tip: Stir and break the lumps with a wooden spoon as the meat cooks.
- Add the milk, tomatoes (crushed and sauce), beef broth (or bouillon cubes ground up by hand), Worcestershire Sauce, sugar and remaining seasonings.
- Bring to a boil and then lower to the lowest heat setting. Simmer for (4) hours, stirring at least every thirty minutes. Taste periodically and adjust seasonings as needed
- This sauce is a hybrid variation of authentic Ragu Bolognese. Serve over pasta of choice.