Sauces and Marinades

Jen’s Spaghetti Sauce
Ingredients
2 pounds ground meat
½ pound fresh muchrooms
2 large onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
¼ c olive oil
1 can Italian tomatoes (28 oz)
1 can tomato paste (6 oz)
1 T chili powder
1 T sugar
¾ t Italian seasoning
2 bay leaves
salt and pepper to taste
good red wine
thin spaghetti
parmesan cheese

Directions
Saute onion and garlic for few minutes in the olive oil.
Add venison.
Brown meat.
Stir in mushrooms.
Add tomatoes with liquid and tomato paste plus half can of water.
Stir in chilli powder, sugar, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, and bay leaves.
Slowly simmer uncovered for at least 3 hours on very low heat, stirring occasionally and adding water if needed.
About 20 minutes before serving, add ½ cup of wine.
Makes a LOT of sauce.


Cook’s notes: (We use this for our venison, but you can use regular ground beef if you want)