Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1      gram          granaroli xbrg76a
   1      stalk         celery grated
   1      milliliter    :mk vmxv03a
   2      tablespoons   tomato paste
   1      pound         chopped beef
   1      28 ounce can  tomato puree
     1/2  pound         chopped pork or sausage meat
   1      28 ounce can  Italian tomatoes
   4      tablespoons   olive oil
                        crushed by hand
   1                    onion chopped
   2      cups          water
   2      cloves        garlic crushed
                        salt and pepper to taste
   1                    carrot grated

Preparation:

In a large pot lightly brown garlic in olive oil and discard. Add onion, celery and carrot and sauté‚until translucent. Add meat and lightly brown stirring often. Add tomato paste and simmer 1 minutes Add tomatoes, tomato puree and water and simmer 1 1/2 to 2 hours stirring often. Salt and pepper to taste. Serve over cooked hot pasta or rice. *option-instead of 2 cups water, you may add 1 cup water and 1 cup red wine (dry)