Food Like That: Recipes your mouth will like

Put a little olive oil in a pan and cook the ground beef over high heat, stirring occasionally. In a separate pot, saute the onions and garlic until the onions are translucent, then add the mushrooms. Once the ground beef is browned (i.e. visibly nice and brown and there are bits sticking to the pan), add the ground beef to the main pot. The pan where the ground beef was browned should have some delicious bits in it. Keep it over high heat and add a little sherry or red wine to deglaze (water will work as well). Scrape the pan and cook for a minute or two, then stir the tomato paste in, adding about 1/2 cup of water to join the browned bits and tomato paste. Dump the whole mixture into the pot with the rest of the ingredients and add the canned tomatoes and the rest of the water. Add the oregano. Let simmer for 15 - 20 minutes over low heat, then salt and pepper to taste.