Basic Italian Sauce(Multi-Purpose) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 to 2 1/2 lb. ground beef or combination of beef and ground turkey
3 Tbsp. olive oil
1 large or 2 small onions, diced
2 stalks celery with nice tops, chopped fine
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 c. chopped, fresh parsley
1 can mushrooms, chopped
1 large can stewed tomatoes
2 small cans tomato paste
2 Tbsp. mixed pickling spice
2 bay leaves
1 Tbsp. oregano

Preparation

Brown
meat
in
olive oil, stirring as it browns.
Add onions when
almost
done
and
stir and brown a little.
Put spices
in small pan of water and keep simmering as you cook. Combine
meat and onions with rest of ingredients and cook on low
heat
for at least an hour, adding the spice water (use a tea
strainer)
as it is needed.
This sauce may be frozen in pint containers and used as needed.
May be used over spaghetti
with
sprinkle
of Parmesan
cheese.