BASIC MEAT SAUCE, (SUGO DI CARNI)

I told Cassandra I was going to put up this recipe for red sauce up today.  This is basically how my Mom made it too.  Cheers, Bam, Jeah,,,here it is.

1 tbsp Olive Oil
1 lb ground beef
1 large yellow onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, smashed and diced
1tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
8 oz can tomato sauce
4 oz can tomato paste
32 oz can whole or diced tomatoes, with juice
1 tsp tobasco sauce
1 tsp worchestershire sauce
2 tsp brown sugar
2 tsp cider, white or wine vinegar,
salt
pepper
1-2tsp Italian herbs, marjarom, basil, oregano, thyme, any or all
1 bay leaf

In a large saucepan or cast iron dutch oven, brown meat in olive oil.  Add the diced onion and garlic.  Continue browning meat and onion/garlic.  Add onion and garlic powder and some salt and pepper.  Add tomato paste, stir to coat the meat evenly.  Add the diced tomatoes, or if using whole canned tomatoes, pour into a bowl and break up the tomatoes before adding.  Add the tomato sauce.  add the tobasco, worchestershire, sugar, vinegar, and Italian seasoning.  Add the bay leaf.  Simmer sauce 45 minutes to 1 hour.  Remove bay leaf.  Adjust seasoning if necessary.  Serve with your favorite pasta.