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Post Edited By Moderator (bluebird) : 2/26/2008 5:27:59 PM (GMT-7)

Quote from previous thread.....

This sauce is country chunky style cause in the old day there were no Cuisenarts.

It goes as follows:

1/#10 can of diced tomatoes (or 1/3-1/2 peck blanched & Peeled Italian pear tomatoes aprox.)
1 1/2 lbs ground beef, pork, or turkey (my daughter won't eat beef)
1/2 garlic, aprox. 8-10 cloves
1 large - or 2 small green peppers, diced
2 celery stalks thinly sliced
3-5 leaves fresh basil leaves choped or dry frakes 1/4-1/3 tsp
1 large or 2 med. yellow onions, diced
1 8 oz. box of button mushrooms thick sliced (3 vert. slices per)
1-2 lb Italian sweet sauage or brats will do, fried (1 sausage per person)
1/4-1/3 tsp Italian seasoning
1/2 tsp Worchestershire Sauce
2-5 dashes of hot sauce (optional)
1/3 cup red wine for the aroma (optional)
salt and pepper to taste

in a 10-12 qt soup pot add 2 tbsp olive oil and bring to med-high heat sear the meat till just cooked. drain off fat. add the chopped veggies & minced garlic lightly braise till just barely glassy. Then add #10 can of diced tomatoes (wear a dark color for this manuver). Bring to a very slow simmer, then fold in the sliced mushrooms. Next add the seasonings stir occationally. After 1-2 hours the wine & hot sauce can be added if desired also add the fried Italian sausages. At this point you need to taste the sauce to see if it needs some tweeking. What ever you add should be done in small amounts. If the sauce is too acidic you can add a tbsp of light brown sugar or more to taste. In about another 2 hours the sauce will have thicken enough to serve, but the taste is always the best on the second day. Don't forget a loaf of Italian bread and Parmesan cheese.

This recipe should serve 8-10 people.

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Hey ~ Tim,

We just had our 2nd year anniversary and we are also on the 1 year visit with our urologist but 6 month PSA testing will be faxed to him...  :)

Enjoy the sketti!!!!