How to make it

  • Brown ground beef til beef is crumbly-drain and set aside.
  • In large saucepan just cover bottom with olive oil.
  • Place your garlic in your oil-let soak while you dice up your onion-do not heat yet!
  • Place diced onion aside-heat the oil and garlic over medium heat-heat until you see bubbles around the garlic!
  • When you see the bubbles around the garlic add your diced onion-lower heat to med-low.
  • Simmer all of this for about 5 minutes-at this time add 1 tsp of Oregano, 1/2 tsp of basil-dash of salt and pepper.
  • Add you two cans of tomato paste-fill up cans with water and to clean outside of can add to your onion and garlic in pot...mix up well-simmer for about 4 minutes, add now 1/2 tsp of oregano (you will be adding this all the way through) touch of salt and pepper again.
  • After 4 minutes add your beef into your roux for your spaghetti sauce.
  • Add your diced tomatoes-simmer for about 10 minutes-add 1 tsp of oregano, 1/2 tsp of basil, 1 1/2 tsp of fresh chopped parsley, a dash of cajun seasoning and 1/2 tsp of garlic pepper and throw in some black pepper.
  • Keep stirring sauce-occasionally.
  • Now add your 2 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes along with 1 tsp of parsley, 3 dashes of basil, 3 dashes of garlic powder-stir together well-keep at medium heat.
  • Add your teaspoon of sugar and bay leaf at this point-mix well again.
  • Cover and simmer for about 30 minutes-if you wish you may add your 1/3 cup of red wine at th is point.
  • I have found the longer this sauce simmers the better it tastes! Before serving remove your bay leaf. Serve over hot spaghetti!

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  • italicvisions 16 years ago
    This is a fine recipe, I made a few alterations I decreased the amount of oregeno and simmered green pepper with the garlic and onion.
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  • wolfpackjack 17 years ago
    Thank you for the post... always can use more pasta and tomatoes... I'll have to find the one I use the most.. can't wait to try..... dave
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  • jenniferbyrdez 17 years ago
    Very nice.
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  • jlophoenixrising 17 years ago
    I think fresh tomatoes would work excellent with it! Get the freshest ones you can find! Good luck and let me know!
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  • leslierose_64 17 years ago
    sounds delicious. im also trying to experiment with pasta sauce. can i use fresh tomatoes? its hard to look for canned tomatoes here in our area. what do you suggest?
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