Jolean's Killer Spaghetti Sauce

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 1/2 cup onion, diced
• 1/2 cup celery, diced
• 1/2 cup green pepper, diced
• 1 large garlic clove, diced
• 1 1/2 lbs ground sirloin
• 1/2 lb ground lamb or 1/2 lb ground veal
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes, not drained
• 1 (4 1/2 ounce) can sliced button mushrooms, not drained
• 1 (4 1/2 ounce) can whole mushrooms, not drained
• 2 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 4 teaspoons sugar
• 5 tablespoons chopped parsley
• 7 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 in a large stockpot or dutch oven, saute' onion, celery, green pepper and garlic in oil until partially tender. push aside in the pot.
• 2 add ground meats and brown. chop meat into rather large chunks -- not too small. mix meat and saute'd vegetables well.
• 3 add tomato paste, tomato sauce and stewed tomatoes and stir, mixing well.
• 4 add sliced mushrooms and whole mushrooms with liquid. stir.
• 5 add all the spices including the grated parmesan cheese. mix thoroughly.
• 6 bring to a boil. stir and simmer for at least 1 1/2 hours, stirring frequently.
• 7 serve sauce over cooked, drained and buttered vermicelli pasta. sprinkle additional grated parmesan cheese on top, if desired.