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spaghetti sauce....

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Jamie Owensby
Leonardville, KS

I looked forever for that perfect spaghetti sauce-years even....now I don't have to look any longer...I loved this sauce from that first taste test you do while cooking! Serve over hot spaghetti with salad and crusty french bread!

(1 rating)
yield 8 serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr

Ingredients For spaghetti sauce....

  • 3 lg
    garlic cloves chopped as finely as possible
  • drizzle of olive oil
  • 1 1/2 lb
    lean ground beef
  • 1 pkg
    fresh mushrooms (optional)
  • 1 lg
    onion, chopped
  • 1 tsp
    oregano, dried
  • 1/2 tsp
    basil, dried
  • dash
    salt and pepper
  • 2
    6 oz cans of tomato paste
  • 16 oz
    diced tomatoes
  • dash
    cajun seasoning
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    fresh parsley
  • 1/2 tsp
    basil
  • 2
    28 oz cans of crushed tomatoes
  • 1/3 c
    red wine, optional
  • 1 tsp
    sugar
  • 1
    bay leaf

How To Make spaghetti sauce....

  • 1
    Brown ground beef til beef is crumbly-drain and set aside.
  • 2
    In large saucepan just cover bottom with olive oil.
  • 3
    Place your garlic in your oil-let soak while you dice up your onion-do not heat yet!
  • 4
    Place diced onion aside-heat the oil and garlic over medium heat-heat until you see bubbles around the garlic!
  • 5
    When you see the bubbles around the garlic add your diced onion-lower heat to med-low.
  • 6
    Simmer all of this for about 5 minutes-at this time add 1 tsp of Oregano, 1/2 tsp of basil-dash of salt and pepper.
  • 7
    Add you two cans of tomato paste-fill up cans with water and to clean outside of can add to your onion and garlic in pot...mix up well-simmer for about 4 minutes, add now 1/2 tsp of oregano (you will be adding this all the way through) touch of salt and pepper again.
  • 8
    After 4 minutes add your beef into your roux for your spaghetti sauce.
  • 9
    Add your diced tomatoes-simmer for about 10 minutes-add 1 tsp of oregano, 1/2 tsp of basil, 1 1/2 tsp of fresh chopped parsley, a dash of cajun seasoning and 1/2 tsp of garlic pepper and throw in some black pepper.
  • 10
    Keep stirring sauce-occasionally.
  • 11
    Now add your 2 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes along with 1 tsp of parsley, 3 dashes of basil, 3 dashes of garlic powder-stir together well-keep at medium heat.
  • 12
    Add your teaspoon of sugar and bay leaf at this point-mix well again.
  • 13
    Cover and simmer for about 30 minutes-if you wish you may add your 1/3 cup of red wine at this point.
  • 14
    I have found the longer this sauce simmers the better it tastes! Before serving remove your bay leaf. Serve over hot spaghetti!

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