Try this Homemade meat sauce that will have your husband thinking he married Apollonia from the Godfather.
Spaghetti Meat Sauce
2017-02-03 14:40:15
Serves 8
Homemade meat sauce that will have your husband thinking he married Apollonia from the Godfather
Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
2 hr 30 min
Total Time
3 hr
Ingredients
- fresh garlic cloves
- 1 lb groubd beef
- 1 onion
- 1 green pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- fresh basil or dried basil spice
- 3-4 tab. olive oil
- 18oz can tomato paste
- 28oz can tomato puree
- 2 tsp oregano spice
- 2-3 tab. sugar
Instructions
- Saute minced garlic in 3-4 tab. of olive oil over medium heat in 3-4 quart stainless steel saucepan. Add thinly diced onion and green pepper. Stir. Once soft, add ground beef. Stir well.
- Once meat is browned, add and stir in paste, puree, and all remaining spices. Can add up to 8oz. of water to thin to sauce consistency.
- Bring to low boil, stirring.
- Reduce heat to simmer. Cover.
- Continue to stir occasionally.
- Cook 2-3 hours.
- Remove from heat. Allow to cool. Serve and/or freeze for reheating.
Adapted from from my mother, her mother, and her grandmother
Adapted from from my mother, her mother, and her grandmother
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