Political pasta

Last night I was making pasta and checked out the packages of pasta sciutta in the cupboard. One package brand, Libera Terra, had this on the front: dalle terre liberate dalla mafia (from the earth liberated from the mafia) and then at the bottom: gusto di Sicilia with an "i" inserted between the "g" and the "u" to say guisto, with the gist being "taste of Sicily" to "just, fair or correct of Sicily." I appreciated the sentiment too much to open the package. We just ate the plain old pasta. Here's the recipe for my sugo di familia (where amounts not given, just quanto basto):

Sugo Di Familia
Sauce for Pasta

1 onion, 1 large carrot, large bunch of fresh Italian parsley, 2 stalks celery all chopped finely
Stew meat cut in 1-inch pieces
Tomato sauce (2 15-ounce cans)
Tomato paste (half small can)
2 beef or chicken bouillon cubes
Red wine (about 4 ounces)

Cook vegetables in oil until onion is transparent, add meat and cook an additional 2 or so minutes.
Put in tomato sauce, tomato paste, bouillon cubes and red wine.
Bring to boil and then reduce heat to simmer for as long as you can. Here I just put the pot on the woodburning stove and cook all day and then maybe the next day too. Add water if necessary.
Before serving add a pat of butter and grate some parmesan cheese into the sauce.

Cook pasta, drain leaving a bit of water. Add a pat of butter to the hot pasta and stir until melted.
Add several large spoonfuls of sauce to the pasta and mix.
Serve on a platter, with sauce over the entire top and topped with grated parmesan.

Bon apetito!