Zappa Family Spaghetti Sauce

• Salt and pepper
• 1 pound pork spareribs, neck bones or pork chops
• 1 pound beef chuck roast, blade steak or brisket
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3/4 cup chopped onions
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 6-ounce can tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes, preferably Italian
• 1 28-ounce can tomato sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, roughly chopped
• 4 small or 2 large pickled peperoncini
• Cooked meatballs (see recipe)
• 1 pound dried spaghetti for serving
• Grated Parmesan for serving.

1. 1. Sprinkle salt and pepper all over pork and beef. Place large pot over medium-high heat; when hot, add olive oil and brown meat. (Or cook meat in same pot used for meatballs, browning in the leftover fat.) Remove meat to a platter. Turning heat under pot to medium, add onions, and cook 3 minutes, stirring. Add garlic, and cook 2 minutes longer. Add tomato paste, and stir: cook until it absorbs fat in pan. Add oregano, basil, red pepper flakes, kosher salt and bay leaf, stirring to combine.
2. 2. Add cans of tomatoes and tomato sauce, then 4 1/2 cups water. Stir in sugar, parsley and peperoncini. Return meats to pot with their juices. Bring sauce to a gentle boil. Turn heat down to a simmer, partly cover and leave sauce to simmer 21/2 hours or more, stirring regularly.
3. 3. About 20 minutes before serving, add meatballs to pot. Boil spaghetti according to package directions. Drain, return spaghetti to pan and add 3 cups sauce. Toss pasta in pan for a minute to coat with sauce, and place on a large platter. Pour 2 more cups sauce over pasta. Place meat and meatballs on pasta, slicing large pieces. Serve with bowls of remaining sauce and Parmesan.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/zappa-family-spaghetti-sauce-1235885 (may not work)