Tomato Meat Sauce

32 fl oz of Hunts tomato sauce

8 fl oz of Hunts tomato paste

1 ½ lb ground beef

1 large clove of garlic, finely chopped

1 medium onion, finely chopped

3 tbsp olive oil

Salt and pepper to taste

Pinch of sugar

3 tbsp milk

Bunch of fresh basil, chopped

1. In a large sauce pan, sauté the onion in olive oil over medium to high heat. When the onion softens, add the garlic. As the garlic starts to sizzle, add the chopped meat. Start breaking up the meat so that you get a homogeneous mixture. As the meat is cooking, add the milk. Salt and pepper the meat to taste. As indicated, this is done over fairly high heat so stir continually.

2. Add tomato sauce and paste to this mixture. Stir well.

3. Add basil and parsley. Add pinch of sugar. Continue to stir.

4. When the mixture comes to a boil, lower heat and simmer. Keep the lid askew.

5. Add salt and pepper to taste.

6. Simmer for 1 and ½ hours stirring every 15 to 20 minutes, or so, making sure no sauce sticks to the bottom of the pan.