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(CBS)  GRANDMA MARIANO'S MACARONI SAUCE RECIPE

Ingredients:

3 large cans crushed tomotoes
1 small can of tomato paste
1 cup of red wine
3 lamb chops (or pork or veal)
1/2 green pepper - sliced
1/2 red pepper - sliced
1/2 large yellow onion -sliced
1 clove garlic
fresh basil
salt
pepper
sugar
olive oil

Generously coat the bottom of a deep sauce pan with olive oil. Turn heat up to high and add a pressed and separated garlic clove. Add green pepper, red pepper, onion, and a dash of salt and pepper. After five minutes, add half a can of tomato paste (most people wait until the end of the recipe to add paste, but Grandma Mariano suggests the paste will fry a bit, adding a unique flavor to your sauce). Reduce heat and allow vegetables to simmer for about ten minutes. After ten minutes of simmering, add the lamb chops (or pork or veal). After stirring the meat into the base, add a 1/2 cup of red wine and a fistful of fresh basil. Once all the basil and vegetables have reduced, add three cans of crushed tomatoes. Fill one of the empty tomato cans with water and add to sauce. Stir the sauce continuously over low heat for the next several hours. As the sauce reduces, the acidity of the tomatoes will rise. Add sugar to balance the flavor. Add the remaining wine and another can of water. Remember to continuously stir the sauce from the bottom to avoid burning. The sauce will usually take a total of about four hours to cook.

Serves 10-12.