Recipe

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• 1 large onion, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 15 -20 medium button mushrooms, chopped
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 lb sweet italian sausage
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 3 (28 oz) cans tomatoes
• 1/2 tbsp marjoram
• 2 tsp ground oregano
• 3 bay leaves
• 2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tbsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1/2 cup red wine, preferably italian

• 1 Start with preparing all the vegetables and set them aside.
• 2 Brown ground beef and sausage well and set aside.
• 3 Saute all the vegetable in the olive oil until they are soft. Add the browned meat.
• 4 Puree the tomatoes in a separate bowl and add to the vegetables/meat.
• 5 Add the spices, salt, sugar and pepper.
• 6 Let it simmer for about an hour.
• 7 Add the wine and taste to see if more salt/pepper is needed.
• 8 Simmer for another 30 minutes to an hour.
• 9 Serve with mini farfalle or mini penne and some good parmesan cheese.