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Mom's Meat Sauce

Mom's Easy Spaghetti Sauce (Meat Sauce)

Kyle E.
A delicious spaghetti sauce from my past which is as simple as it is tasty.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Course Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 8 people

Equipment

  • Saute Pan, 3 Qt.
  • Stock Pot for Noodles
  • Paste Strainer

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Onion Diced
  • 2 T Olive Oil
  • 4 cloves Garlic minced, divided in half
  • 1 lb Ground Beef 80% lean or higher
  • 28 oz Spaghetti Sauce Prego or similar
  • 6 oz Tomato Paste
  • 28 oz Diced Tomatoes Petite or regular
  • 2 T Brown Sugar or molasses
  • Red Pepper Flakes to taste, see notes
  • ¼ C Fresh Basil Chopped
  • 8 oz Spaghetti Noodles
  • 1 T Butter salted

Instructions
 

  • Heat 2T of olive oilin a saute pan over medium heat until shimmering. Add the diced onions and saute until translucent, 6-8 minutes.
  • Add 2 cloves of minced garlic and saute until fragrant, 2 minutes. Stir in the 1 lb of Ground Beef and brown.
  • Once the beef has browned, drain off the excess fat.
  • Add the Pasta Sauce, tomato paste, remaining garlic, diced tomatoes, brown sugar, and red pepper flakes. Stir to combine.
  • Simmer 1-2 hours to reduce. Taste and adjust with salt, red pepper flakes, and sugar.
  • Before serving, stir in ¼C chopped basil.
  • Fill a stock pot with enough water to cover noodles by 2 inches. Salt water if desired. Bring water to a rolling boil.
  • Add noodles and cook to desired doneness, about 5 minutes.
  • Strain noodles and return to pot. Add 1T salted butter and stir to melt/combine.
  • Combine sauce and noodle and enjoy!

Notes

  • Spice Level- 
    • 1/4t red pepper flakes- basically unnoticeable
    • 1/2t red pepper flakes- slightly spicy
    • 1 t red pepper flakes- spicy
Keyword Pasta, sauce, spaghetti, tomato
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