Reviewed: Feb. 12, 2012

Just right! I used sausage I made myself, and round steak I ground myself. I did not use veal. I used all fresh herbs and added a good dose of crushed red pepper for some spice. I made a double batch and froze half for another day. I made lasagna and used the fresh home made ricotta recipe from this site. It was a wonderful, delicious meal we will be having again.

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Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Jan. 19, 2012

Excellent recipe for a homemade meat sauce. I substituted veal with ground pork and my grocery store did not carry sweet Italian sausage. I had to use a mild Italian sausage. My husband and in-laws raved that they thoroughly loved it. I am not a huge fan of sausage but still enjoyed it. I will make this again.

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MamaToTheKing

Reviewed: Oct. 5, 2011

I would have given this a four, but my mother in law, mom and husband all raved about it so much, that I'm giving it five. Like others, I just used sausage and hamburger. I also through in a little sugar and parma cheese in at the end, but other than that, followed it to the letter. Very tasty!

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lovetoeatpitt

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2010

Awesome recipe. I substituted 1lb ground turkey and 1lb ground steak. I also sauted onion when I browned my meat then added that to my sauce. I also added mushroom. I did a red wine reduction after I finshed cooking my meat and mushrooms. I like my spices so I added a few more: I added 1 tsp thyme, 2 tbsp freshly minced basil, 1 tbsp parsley.

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ScratchCook

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Sep. 21, 2010

This was very good! I used 1 lb of sweet Italian turkey sausage and 2 lbs of lean ground beef. I also added a diced onion and a apckage of mushrooms, chopped, at the time I added the garlic and like others I added some wine towards the end of the cooking time. I like my sauce a tad sweet and 1/2 tbsp of sugar did the trick. Overall a very good basic meat sauce recipe that can be adjusted to your personal tastes!

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Lyndsie

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: El Paso, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 5, 2010

My wife and kids love it! Have made this sauce a couple of times...I add some parmesan rind and a pinch of sugar to sweeten it up slighlty. I go ground beef and veal, and then take hot sausage out of the casing.

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JeffytheChefy

Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2010

This is the real deal

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Jill

Living In: Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2009

I've made this sauce for my whole family and they loved it. I made some slight changes as well but kept true to the integrity of the sauce. Thank you for posting.

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turboluke

Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2009

I'm quite surprised at how high this recipe gets reviewed. I followed it exactly and was very disappointed. The meat in the dish was so overwhelming you can not really taste the tomatoes or any of the garlic, I even let it simmer for an extra hour to no avail. This was a bland and heavy sauce, I don't even want to eat the leftovers.

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James

Reviewed: Aug. 19, 2009

A good recipe. I liked it. I substituted 2 lbs of ground beef for the 3 lbs of meat in the recipe. Everything else stayed the same. Not as good reheated.

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