Ingredients:
1lb Ground Beef
½ lb Ground Veal
(6) Italian Sausages (hot or sweet)
½ lb Mushrooms of your choice
(1) Large Can Tomato Sauce
(1) Can Tomato Paste
(8) Cloves Garlic
(1) Onion, diced
(1) Bulb Fennel
(2) Bay Leaves
1 TBSP Oregano (fresh if you have it)
1 TBSP Basil (fresh if you have it)
Salt and Pepper to taste
Method:
Brown beef, veal and sausages in sauce pan. Drain, set aside. Cut sausages into ½ in. pieces. Sauté’ onions and mushrooms in a good olive oil until tender. Add can of tomato sauce, tomato paste, garlic and meats to pot with enough water to make good sauce. Trim fennel bulb top and bottom and add whole to sauce. Add bay leaves and herbs to sauce. Simmer for up to 3 hours. Remove bay leaves and fennel before serving. Serve with any good pasta especially heavy ones like farfalla, linguine, and rotini. Pass the parmesan and Romano cheeses
