Spaghetti Meat Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. olive oil
2 onions, chopped fine
3 cloves, minced
2 lb. ground beef
3 c. tomato juice
1 1/2 c. tomato puree
1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste
1/2 c. chopped celery
1/4 c. parsley, chopped
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. red pepper
1 Tbsp. black pepper
1 tsp. dried basil
1 medium bay leaf
12 stuffed olives
1/2 c. green pepper, chopped

Preparation

Heat oil in deep frying pan.
Add onions, garlic and brown; add meat and brown slowly. Heat tomato juice, puree, and paste in deep kettle (3 qt. size). Add meat mixture, celery, green pepper, parsley, and other seasonings. Simmer slowly for 1 1/2 hours. Remove bay leaf. Add sliced olives; simmer 10 minutes longer. Serve over hot spaghetti. Top with Parmesan cheese. Makes 2 quarts spaghetti sauce. Freezes well.