spaghetti sauce from jim’s steaks and spaghetti

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Cades Cove, TN
Updated on Apr 11, 2018

Jim’s Steak and Spaghetti House in downtown Huntington WV is an institution if there ever was one. It’s been in business for 78 years. The current owners, the Tweel family has operated it since 1944 The Spaghetti sauce is the star of the menu. Slightly sweet, just a little heat on the back side, but actually just an good old fashion no frills sauce.

prep time 10 Min
cook time 3 Hr
method Stove Top
yield Several

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds ground chuck
  • 1 large onion
  • 16oz cans tomato sauce
  • 12oz cans tomato paste
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons chili powder
  • 2 - bay leaves

How To Make spaghetti sauce from jim’s steaks and spaghetti

  • Step 1
    Add everything all at once, rinse cans water, add to sauce.
  • Step 2
    Simmer on med low for 3 hours. I like to take an emersion blender (stick mixer) and smooth out the sauce went finished. Left overs can be frozen.
  • Step 3
    This is the hand written recipe card that this recipe came from

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