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my spaghetti sauce

Recipe by
Lee Thayer
Nakhon Si Thammarat

I use tomato paste to make a lot of items, and one of those is pasta sauce. This is the sauce I make often and finally decided to write a recipe for it. This is a basic sauce but is well liked by myself and my Thai family. The family said better than anything they have had in a restaurant.

yield 6 servings
prep time 10 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For my spaghetti sauce

  • 500 g
    ground pork or beef, (1 lb), i typically use pork
  • 1
    onion, diced
  • 1/2 Tbsp
    italian seasoning
  • 2 can
    tomato paste, (170 g / 6 oz cans)
  • 4 can
    water
  • 2 Tbsp
    italian seasoning
  • 1 Tbsp
    butter
  • 1 Tbsp
    sugar
  • salt, as desired
  • hot cooked spaghetti, for serving

How To Make my spaghetti sauce

  • 1
    In a non stick pan, add the onion and ground pork, breaking up the meat with your spatula, and sprinkle with the ½ tablespoon of Italian seasoning. Cook, turning often until no pink remains and the meat is cooked through.
  • 2
    While the pork is cooking, in a large saucepan, add the tomato paste, water, sugar, and 2 tablespoons of Italian seasoning, place on low heat and whisk together. Simmer until hot, stirring often. When hot, add the butter and stir in. Taste and adjust as needed for salt or sugar.
  • 3
    When the pork is done, if any excess fat in the pan, drain that off, then add the cooked pork to the sauce and mix together. Taste, and adjust as needed with salt and or sugar. Continue to simmer on low heat for another 15 minutes.
  • 4
    Cook spaghetti in a pot of salted boiling water until tender, drain.
  • My Spaghetti Sauce.
    5
    Serve sauce over spaghetti, enjoy.
  • 6
    For variants: 1. Add sautéed mushrooms. 2. Add hardboiled eggs to the sauce..

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