spaghetti sauce....
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!
prep time
20 Min
cook time
1 Hr
method
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yield
8 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 3 large garlic cloves chopped as finely as possible
- - drizzle of olive oil
- 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
- 1 package fresh mushrooms (optional)
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 teaspoon oregano, dried
- 1/2 teaspoon basil, dried
- dash salt and pepper
- 2 - 6 oz cans of tomato paste
- 16 ounces diced tomatoes
- dash cajun seasoning
- 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon basil
- 2 - 28 oz cans of crushed tomatoes
- 1/3 cup red wine, optional
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 - bay leaf
How To Make spaghetti sauce....
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Step 1Brown ground beef til beef is crumbly-drain and set aside.
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Step 2In large saucepan just cover bottom with olive oil.
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Step 3Place your garlic in your oil-let soak while you dice up your onion-do not heat yet!
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Step 4Place diced onion aside-heat the oil and garlic over medium heat-heat until you see bubbles around the garlic!
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Step 5When you see the bubbles around the garlic add your diced onion-lower heat to med-low.
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Step 6Simmer 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.
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Step 7Add 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.
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Step 8After 4 minutes add your beef into your roux for your spaghetti sauce.
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Step 9Add 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.
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Step 10Keep stirring sauce-occasionally.
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Step 11Now 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.
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Step 12Add your teaspoon of sugar and bay leaf at this point-mix well again.
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Step 13Cover and simmer for about 30 minutes-if you wish you may add your 1/3 cup of red wine at this point.
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Step 14I 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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