JANE-ANNE MCPHEE'S SPAGHETTI SAUCE

      Title: JANE-ANNE MCPHEE'S SPAGHETTI SAUCE
  Categories: Sauces, Pasta
       Yield: 10 Servings
  
       2 lb Ground Beef, lean
       1    Green Pepper, chopped
       1 c  Mushrooms, sliced
       1 c  Carrots, shredded, optional
       1 cn Tomato Paste, 51/2 oz
       2 ts Brown Sugar
     1/2 ts Dried Basil
       1    Bay Leaf
            Salt
       1    Onion, large, finely chopped
       2    Garlic Cloves finely chopped
       2 tb Butter
       1 c  Tomatoes, diced, 28 oz
       2 c  Water
   1 1/2 ts Dried Oregano
     1/2 ts Dried Thyme
            Black Pepper, freshly ground
  
   In a large stockpot, brown ground beef, onion, pepper and garlic for
   about 5 minutes. Drain off any fat in pan. In a medium frypan, cook
   mushrooms in butter for 2 - 3 minutes, add to ground beef mixture
   along with carrots, tomatoes, tomato paste, water, sugar, oregano,
   basil, thyme and bay leaf; season with salt and pepper. Bring to
   boil, then reduce heat and let sauce simmer, partially covered for at
   least1 hour (2 is better) until thick. Stir often.
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