my mom's spaghetti sauce
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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prep time
20 Min
cook time
3 Hr
method
Stove Top
yield
Lots
Ingredients
- 1 pound good quality hamburger
- 1 cup chopped onion (1 onion)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 28 ounces can of diced tomatoes
- 4 cans (15 ounce) tomato sauce
- 1 - handfull dried oregano
- 1 - handfull dried parsley
- 1/2 - handfull dried basil
- 1 - bay leaf
- 1 pinch dried thyme, crushed
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 cup dry red wine (beer is good too)
- 1 can tomato paste (the smallest size can)
- - pasta of your choice, we like angel hair
- - parmesan cheese as garnish
How To Make my mom's spaghetti sauce
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Step 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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Step 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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Step 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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