Mariani Family’s Spaghetti Sauce Recipe - California Prunes

Ingredients

• 2 lbs ground chuck beef
• 1 lb Italian sausage
• ½ lb porcini mushrooms (cleaned and sliced)
• 4 bunches green onions (sliced (use the whole onions))
• 56 ounces cans whole plum tomatoes (crushed (2 large cans))
• 1 ½ cups chicken or beef broth
• 4-5 cloves garlic (minced)
• ½ cup chopped Italian parsley (plush more for garnish)
• 1 ½ tsp chopped fresh oregano
• 1 tsp chopped fresh marjoram
• 1 ½ tsp fresh thyme
• 1 tsp chopped fresh rosemary
• 1 tsp allspice
• ½ tsp ground celery seed
• ½ tsp onion powder
• ½ tsp grated nutmeg
• 1 tsp fresh-cracked black pepper
• 2 bay leaves
• 5 ounce bourbon
• ½ cup Riesling or half-sweet white wine
• 8 pitted California prunes
• Fresh-grated Parmesan cheese for garnish