Simple+Delicious Red Meat Sauce

my go to meat sauce for pasta

Ingredients

• 2 shallots

• 1 large carrot

• 1 large celery stalk

• 6-8 cloves of garlic

• 1 lbs ground beef

• 1-2 tbsp olive oil

• 1 tbsp tomato paste

• 1 28 oz can diced or crushed tomatoes

• 1 28 oz can fire roasted diced tomatoes

• 14 oz water (fill a tomato sauce can halfway)

• 4 basil leaves cut into ribbons

• a lotta parm

Directions

1. Shred both shallots into a bowl

2. In a separate bowl, shred the carrots, celery and garlic

3. Use a pot or a deep pan and sauté the ground beef in 1 tbsp of olive oil

4. After the meat is browned, remove the meat from the pot with a spoon and leave the grease/ fat left behind. We are using that to saute the veggies

5. Pour another tbsp of olive oil into the fat and add your shallots. Saute on medium low for 3-4 minutes

6. Once the shallots are slightly translucent, add the celery, garlic and carrots and sauté for 4 minutes

7. Add 1 tbsp of tomato paste and stir into the veggies until they all have a red hue

8. Turn the burner to low and allow the veggies to simmer for up to 40 minutes. Just make sure the heat is very low. if youre in a rush you can turn up the heat and expedite the process.

9. Pour in both the diced tomatoes and the fire roasted tomatoes

10. Fill up a tomato can halfway with water and add it to the pot

11. Put your ground beef into the sauce

12. Chop 4 basil leaves into ribbons and add to the sauce

13. Add salt and pepper to taste (Add more than you think, dont be afraid to season your sh*t)

14. Add at LEAST 1/4 a cup of fresh shredded parm and if you have any parm rinds lying around, throw one in there as well

15. Simmer for at least 30 minutes, but the longer you simmer, the better the sauce tastes!

16. Boil your favorite pasta, pour your sauce over and ENJOY!