Meat Sauce Recipe

Ingredients (16)

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1-2 cloves garlic chopped
• 2 tablespoons carrots chopped
• 2 tablespoons onion chopped
• 2 tablespoons celery chopped
• 1 pound lean ground beef*
• 3 cups tomato puree (passata)
• 1 cup water
• ½ teaspoon salt (or to taste)
• ½-¾ teaspoon oregano
• ½-¾ teaspoon basil
• 3-4 leaves fresh basil leaves chopped
• 1-2 bay leaves
• 1-2 pinches hot pepper flakes or black pepper (if desired)
• 4 cups cooked pasta (fettuccine, penne etc)
• *You can use ½ ground beef and ½ ground pork if desired.: