Grandma's Meat Sauce

This is a great meaty pasta sauce recipe passed down through the generations from my great great grandfather in Sicily. I also use this sauce when I make my lasagna. I don't like large chunks of meat in my sauce, so I put it all in the food processor when done and it comes out as a very thick meaty sauce.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr
• Total Time: 2 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 217 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 bay leaf
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• ½ teaspoon dried parsley
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 pound sweet Italian sausage, sliced
• 1 pound round steak, cubed
• 1 pound veal, cubed
• 2 (28 ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes, crushed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, and cook the sausage, round steak, and veal 10 minutes, until evenly browned. Remove meat from skillet and drain, reserving about 1 tablespoon drippings.n

Step 2

Stir the garlic into the skillet with the reserved meat drippings, and cook about 3 minutes over medium heat. Place the crushed tomatoes into the skillet. Season with Italian seasoning, bay leaf, garlic powder, oregano, pepper, and parsley. Cook 15 minutes.n

Step 3

Mix the tomato sauce into the skillet, and continue cooking 15 minutes.n

Step 4

Return the meat to the skillet. Reduce heat to low, and simmer 2 hours, stirring occasionally.n