Hearty Tomato-Meat Sauce
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion , chopped fine (about 1 cup)
- 6 medium cloves garlic , pressed through garlic press or minced (about 2 tablespoons)
- 1 pound meatloaf mix or 1/3 pound each ground beef chuck, ground veal, and ground pork (see note)
- 1/2 teaspoon table salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- sugar
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 can (28 ounces) tomato puree
- 1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes , drained
- . Heat oil in large, heavy-bottomed Dutch oven over medium heat until shimmering but not smoking, about 2 minutes; add onion and garlic, and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened but not browned, about 2 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high and add ground meats, salt, and pepper; cook, breaking meat into small pieces with wooden spoon, until meat loses its raw color but has not browned, about 4 minutes. Add cream and simmer, stirring occasionally, until liquid evaporates and only fat remains, about 4 minutes. Add pureed and drained diced tomatoes and bring to simmer; reduce heat to low and simmer slowly until flavors are blended, about 3 minutes;
olive oil, onion, garlic, meatloaf, salt, ground black pepper, sugar, heavy cream, tomato puree, tomatoes
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/hearty-tomato-meat-sauce-1245410 (may not work)