PHIL'S TOMATO SAUCE WITH BEEF

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This sauce is delicious. I taste for seasonings by dipping some crusty Italian bread. My wife hates when I do that. I made this with a chuck roast and it came great. I cooked it for 3 hours. Serve with pasta.

Provided by Phil Franco

Categories     Vegetable

Time 3h10m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 1/2 lbs roast beef
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium yellow onion, peeled and chopped
2 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
1 stalk celery, finely chopped
1 carrot, finely chopped
28 ounces crushed tomatoes
14 ounces diced tomatoes
4 ounces red wine
8 ounces beef broth
1 teaspoon dried oregano
4 leaves basil
dried crushed red pepper flakes
salt and pepper

Steps:

  • Sprinkle the roast beef (preferably an eye round roast) with salt and pepper.
  • Put oil into a wide heavy pot over medium heat and insert the roast. Turn every few minutes in order to brown on all sides. When all sides have been browned remove from the pot.
  • Put onions into the pot and cook over medium heat for 8 minutes. Stir often,.
  • Add garlic, celery and carrot and cook briefly, then stir in the diced and crushed tomatoes, wine, and beef broth.
  • Submerge the roast in the sauce cover the pot and reduce the heat to a simmer. Stir occasionally for 1 hour.
  • Partially uncover the pot and continue to simmer until the sauce is deep red and thickened. Another 1 to 2 hours. Add dried red pepper to taste.
  • At the very end add torn basil leaves to the sauce. Serve with pasta.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 495.5, Fat 23.3, SaturatedFat 6.9, Cholesterol 134.5, Sodium 838.3, Carbohydrate 16.8, Fiber 3.8, Sugar 8.9, Protein 53.7

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