1. Heat olive oil in bottom of large sauce pot. 2. Add onion and cook until they are translucent. 3. Reduce heat and add garlic (careful as it burns easily). 4. Add tomato juice, soup, paste, strained tomatoes, pepper, basil and sugar. 5. Add baking soda carefully. It will foam up, be prepared to stir to dissipate the foam. 6. Simmer on low heat. 7. Brown meat in separate pan. Add to sauce when browned. 8. Simmer sauce about 2 hours. 9. Serve over good quality pasta. Some say it needs to rest overnight in the fridge, but who has the patience for that? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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