My Grandma's Famous Carbonara Sauce

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (16 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons sweet basil
• 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 lb bacon
• 2 slices bread
• 1/4-1/2 cup milk
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 tablespoon sweet basil
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon garlic
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 sauce:.
• 2 fry bacon til cooked, not quite crisp. add bacon and drippings (yes, drippings!) to above ingredients and simmer for a couple hours.
• 3 meatballs:.
• 4 add milk to bread to make a mush, add all other ingredients ane form into meatballs.
• 5 brown in a fry pan, and put into sauce to continue cooking. add to sauce, and meatballs will cook thru when you are simmering for a couple hours. i have also cooked in a crock pot for 4-6 hours on high with great results.
• 6 serve over pasta of your choice.
• 7 my grandama mixed 1 lb of cooked elbow noodles with this sauce and made it "spaghetti hot dish".