Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1      medium        onion -- finely chopped
  30      milliliters   garlic -- finely chopped
   1      teaspoon      sweet basil
   1      tablespoon    olive oil
                        salt and pepper to taste
   1 1/4  pounds        ground beef
  28      ounces        tomato puree
  15      ounces        tomato sauce
   6      ounces        tomato paste
                        water
   1      teaspoon      sugar
   2                    bay leaves

Preparation:

Brown onion, garlic and sweet basil in olive oil. Add salt and pepper. After onion is yellowish, add ground beef. Brown. Add tomato puree, tomato sauce and tomato paste. Fill each can with water. Pour water into sauce. Add sugar and bay leaves. Stir well. Cover. Simmer for 1 hour. Remove cover. Simmer 1 more hour. Serve.