Pasta Sauce a la Pauly

Enjoy this meaty pasta sauce over your favorite noodles.

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.

Per Serving: 568 calories; protein 15.6g; carbohydrates 28.3g; fat 44g; cholesterol 126.6mg; sodium 999mg.

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