Naples via Chicago Meat Sauce

Name: Naples via Chicago Meat Sauce
Ingredients: 1/2 pound ground beef (a fattier ground beef like 85%); 1/2 large white onion, chopped; 3 garlic cloves, chopped; 1 small can Contadina tomato paste; salt and pepper; 1 large can (about 16 ounces) whole tomatoes, broken up; 1 teaspoon dried basil; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1 teaspoon fennel seeds; 2 large bay leaves