Marica's Spaghetti Meat Sauce

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 onions, finely chopped
• 4 stalks celery, finely chopped
• 2 carrots, finely chopped
• 8 ounces lean ground beef
• 8 ounces ground lamb
• 6 large ripe tomatoes, chopped
• 1 pinch dried oregano
• 1 pinch dried tarragon
• 1 pinch dried sage
• 1 pinch dried rosemary
• ground black pepper to taste
• salt to taste
• 2 bay leaves
• 8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced

Recipe

• in a large skillet over medium heat saute the finely chopped onions, carrot, and celery with the 2 tablespoons of butter or margarine. add the beef and lamb and cook until brown. add chopped tomatoes, dried oregano, tarragon, sage, rosemary, and bay leaves. add salt and pepper to taste. simmer for an hour.
• near completion of cooking time add in mushrooms and simmer until softened, about 10 minutes.