Pasta Sauce a la Pauly

Enjoy this meaty pasta sauce over your favorite noodles.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 3 hr
• Total Time: 3 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 568 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 ½ teaspoons white sugar
• ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• ½ cup red wine
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• ½ green bell pepper, chopped
• ¼ pound ground beef
• ¼ pound ground pork
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• ½ pound sliced fresh mushrooms
• ¼ pound ground veal
• 1 ½ (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 2 (19 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
• ½ teaspoon bitters (such as Angostura®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter with the olive oil in a pot over medium heat. Cook and stir veal, beef, and pork in the butter mixture until completely browned, about 10 minutes.

Step 2

Stir stewed tomatoes, tomato paste, onion, mushrooms, red wine, bell pepper, garlic, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, bitters, and cayenne pepper into the meat mixture; bring to a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer until the tomatoes break down into a sauce, at least 3 hours.