Meat Sauce Recipe - This is a very easy home recipe in which you can use a standard tomato sauce from the store as a 'base' for a hearty beef and sausage meat sauce by adding some fresh vegetables and ground meat. Give this a try over pasta, use it in lasagna or in the recipe for my Five Meat Tuscan Pasta (see video section).
Ingredients:
Olive Oil 1 ounce (volume)
Ground Beef 1 1/2 lbs
Ground Sausage 1 lb
Yellow Onion, Diced 1/4" 1 cup
Celery, Diced 1/4" 1/2 cup
Carrots, Diced 1/4" 1/2 cup
Black Pepper, Table Grind 2 tsp
Salt 2 tsp
Oregano, Dry Whole Leaves 1 tsp
Basil, Dry Whole Leaves 1 tsp
Garlic, Fresh Chopped 1 Tbsp
Fennel Seed Ground 1 tsp
Tomato Sauce, Prepared 2 quarts (64 oz)
Water 1 cup
Sugar 2 tsp
Beef Broth 1 can (14 oz)
Procedure:
1. Work area and utensils must be clean and sanitary.
2. In a large, heated stock pot add the olive oil, ground beef and sausage. Brown ground beef slightly.
3. Into the heated pot add the onions, celery, carrots, black pepper, salt, oregano, basil, garlic and fennel. Saute until meat is thoroughly cooked and all vegeatbles are soft.
4. Mix the water, sugar and beef broth in a separate container. Add this mixture and the tomato sauce to the pot. Bring the sauce to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir occasionally.
5. Serve and enjoy!
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