my mom's spaghetti sauce
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This is my Mom's recipe that has changed very little over the years. We never used precise measurements - a hand full of this, a pinch of that - so it's never exactly the same way twice.
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yield
serving(s)
prep time
20 Min
cook time
3 Hr
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For my mom's spaghetti sauce
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1 lbgood quality hamburger
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1 cchopped onion (1 onion)
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2 clovegarlic, minced
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28 ozcan of diced tomatoes
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4 can(15 ounce) tomato sauce
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1handfull dried oregano
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1handfull dried parsley
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1/2handfull dried basil
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1bay leaf
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1 pinchdried thyme, crushed
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1 Tbspsugar
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1/2 cdry red wine (beer is good too)
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1 cantomato paste (the smallest size can)
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pasta of your choice, we like angel hair
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parmesan cheese as garnish
How To Make my mom's spaghetti sauce
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1In a Dutch oven, oven medium heat cook hamburger, onion, and garlic, until meat is brown and onion is transparent. Drain fat.
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2Add cans of tomatoes and sauce. Stir in oregano, parsley, basil, bay leaf, thyme, sugar and wine. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 2-3 hours, uncovered, stirring occasionally.
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3In the last hour add the tomato paste, it will act as a thickener. When it's boiled down serve over warm pasta. Garnish with parmesan, and pass the garlic bread.
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