Pasta Sauce a la Pauly

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 0.25 pounds ground veal
• 0.25 pounds ground beef
• 0.25 pounds ground pork
• 2 cans stewed tomatoes , 19 ounce
• 1.5 cans tomato paste , 6 ounce
• 1 onion , chopped
• 0.5 pounds sliced fresh mushrooms
• 0.5 cups red wine
• 0.5 greens bell pepper , chopped
• 4 cloves garlic , minced
• 1.5 teaspoons white sugar
• 0.5 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 0.5 teaspoons bitters , such as Angostura®
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper

Instructions

1. 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.

2. 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.