gradma's spaghetti sauce
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This is exactly as my grandmother made it every Sunday
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prep time
30 Min
cook time
3 Hr 30 Min
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For gradma's spaghetti sauce
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28 ozcrushed tomato
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18 oztomato paste
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2 1/2 qtwater
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1 lbground beef
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2pork spare ribs or neck bones
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1green bell pepper chopped
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1onion chopped
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3cloves garlic chopped
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1 tspground thyme
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1 Tbspdried weet basil crushed by hand
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2 Tbspolive oil
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1/2 tspcrushed red pepper flakes
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1/4 cparmesan cheese
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salt and pepper
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2 Tbspolive oil, extra virgin
How To Make gradma's spaghetti sauce
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1Heat a 5/12 quart or larger dutch oven over medium high heat add 2 table spoons of oil to the pan and then add ground beef. Brown ground beef. Drain fat and return to the pan. Add onions, peppers and garlic and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add all the tomatoes and pork
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2Fill the 28 ounce can with water and add, then fill each of the tomato paste cans 3 times(54 oz) and add to the pan.
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3Add the thyme, sweet basil, black pepper, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of crushed red pepper. Bring to a boil reduce heat to low and simmer for 3 hours.
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4Turn heat off and add the cheese and 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil stir to combine. If you have fresh sweet basil tear 5-6 leaves and add to sauce, stir to combine. Remove the pork neck bones and remove the meat. Discard bones and return meat to sauce. Check for salt and pepper. This sauce is actually better cooked the day before serving and it freezes well to.
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