Spicy Meat Sauce for a Crowd - Kosher.com

Ingredients

• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 green pepper, diced (optional)
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 3 large, spicy flavored sausages or hot dogs, diced into small pieces
• 2 pounds (1 kilogram) ground beef
• 2 28-oz. (800-g.) cans diced tomatoes
• 2 5.5-oz. (155-g.) cans tomato paste
• 40 ounces/1120 grams Gefen Tomato Sauce
• 1/2 cup chicken soup or Manischewitz Chicken Broth
• 1/2 cup Alfasi Cabernet Sauvignon or other dry red wine
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste