Old World Italian Meat Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 lb ground beef
    1 lb ground pork
    2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes (or to taste, adjust to heat level)
    1/4 cup olive oil
    2 large onions, chopped
    3 tablespoons minced fresh garlic
    2 cups dry red wine
    2 lbs fresh mushrooms, sliced
    1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
    1 tablespoon dried oregano
    3 (28 ounce) cans tomato sauce
    1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
    1 tablespoon salt
    1 -2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (or to taste)
    1/4 - 1/3 tablespoon parmesan cheese
Preparation
    In a large skillet, brown beef and pork with crushed red chili flakes over medium heat until no longer pink; set aside.
    In another large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat and saute the onions and garlic until tender; add in about 1/2 cup red wine, mix well.
    Add in the sliced mushrooms, rosemary and oregano to skillet, and add another 1/2 cup wine; saute until tender.
    Add in the browned beef, tomato sauce and tomato paste; simmer for 1 hour; then add in remaining 1 cup wine, simmer on low for another 2-3 hours, stirring occasionally.
    Season with salt and pepper.
    Towards the end of cooking, add in the Parmesan cheese, mix to combine and heat through.

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