Saute minced onion
Season onion with salt
Saute onion until it has developed brown bits (but not burned)
Add Ground Beef to the sauted onion
Add salt
Cook ground beef until golden brown
Add tomato paste to the ground beef and cook
Add wine to the ground beef. Bring to a simmer. Cook until the wine evaporates. Add salt.
Allow the beef to sear and develop brown bits
Add water. Let the water simmer. Cook until the water evaporates
Add salt
Allow the beef to sear and develop brown bits
Add water again. Let the water simmer. Cook until the water evaporates
Add salt
Allow the beef to sear and develop brown bits
Repeat the process of adding water, adding salt, cooking the water down and searing the beef until there are brown bits. Repeat as many times as you can. The longer you do this, the better.