Basic Tomato Meat Sauce
["1/4 c. olive oil", "1/2 c. (1 medium) chopped onion", "1/2 lb. ground chuck", "7 c. (2 to 2 1/2 cans) tomatoes, sieved", "1 Tbsp. salt", "1 bay leaf", "1 tsp. sweet basil or oregano", "3/4 c. (6 oz. can) tomato sauce"]
["Heat olive oil in saucepot.", "Add onion and cook until lightly browned.", "Add and brown ground chuck.", "Add slowly, a mixture of tomatoes, salt, bay leaf and sweet basil or oregano.", "Cover saucepot and simmer over very low heat about 2 1/2 hours.", "Add tomato sauce."]
["olive oil", "onion", "ground chuck", "tomatoes", "salt", "bay leaf", "sweet basil", "tomato sauce"]