Italian Tomato Meat Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

olive oil
onion
1/2 lb. beef chuck
1/2 lb. pork shoulder
7 c. tomatoes, sieved
1 Tbsp. salt
1 bay leaf
3/4 c. tomato paste

Preparation

Set out a large saucepan with tight fitting lid.
Heat in saucepan 1/4 cup olive oil.
Add and cook until lightly browned 1/2 cup chopped onion.
Add and brown, turning occasionally, beef chuck and pork shoulder.
Add slowly a mixture of 7 cups tomatoes, sieved, 1 tablespoon salt and bay leaf.
Cover and simmer over low heat about 2 1/2 hours.
Add tomato paste.
Simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, uncovered about 2 hours more, until thickened.
Before serving remove bay leaf and meat.