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Southern-Style Meat Sauce

SUBMITTED BY: Noelle PHOTO BY: ggglitch

"This is my Mom's spaghetti recipe that has been my favorite since the age of three! Great for dinner parties! Serve over spaghetti and with a salad and garlic bread."

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PREP TIME	40 Min
COOK TIME	2 Hrs
READY IN	2 Hrs 40 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

3 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
2 pounds ground beef
2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
4 tablespoons dried oregano
4 tablespoons dried basil leaves
3 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons red pepper flakes
2 (4.5 ounce) cans mushrooms, drained
2 bay leaves
2 tablespoons salt

What to Drink?
	Zinfandel
	Negroni Cocktail II

DIRECTIONS

In a large pot heat olive oil. Add onions and simmer on medium heat until semi soft; stir in garlic. Be careful not to burn. Add ground beef and cook until all pink is gone; drain.
In pot with drained beef, gently stir in tomato paste and tomato sauce. Mix in oregano, basil, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, red pepper flakes, mushrooms, bay leaves and salt; bring to a boil. Turn heat down to low and simmer for about 2 hours.

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Reviewed on dec. 1, 2005 by DTSCEP

This is a definite 5 star recipe with the changes in the amount of salt and chili flakes that... MORE

Reviewed on nov. 28, 2006 by TRINITY991

I thought it was really good. I followed other people's suggestions on not adding salt and... MORE

Reviewed on may 9, 2005 by Butterfly Flutterby

Very good with a few modifications. I do not brown the meat in oil, the meat has enough fat in... MORE

Reviewed on aug. 8, 2006 by HAHAINLALA

I am glad that I read the reviews before I made this sauce. I did not add any salt, I cut way... MORE

Reviewed on jan. 26, 2005 by JAM9

Very good, easy to make sauce. It's thick enough that it really doesn't need to boil 2 hours.... MORE

Reviewed on jan. 18, 2005 by MADISONLIBERTY

This is the best sauce I have ever had...AFTER a few modifications. Other reviewers were... MORE

Reviewed on jul. 20, 2004 by SWARD135

i left out the mushrooms and threw in a tablespoon of balsamic vinegar and was left speechless MORE

Reviewed on mar. 20, 2008 by Cacki

Wow! I have been searching for sauce like my Mom made. She past away in 1996, but I found... MORE

Reviewed on nov. 12, 2007 by Mimi B.

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.40 star rating.

Mimi B.
nov. 12, 2007

WOW this was good!!! I would give it 6 stars if I could. If your a lover of spicey things than this sauce will be your favorite of all time!! I made this last night for dinner, it was incredible! Here's the only things I changed up...I used 1 lb grass fed ground beef and 1 lb ground buffalo (great quality meat makes all the difference). Sauted the onions and garlic in a non stick pan with no oil then added to fully cooked meat. Instead of tomato paste I used 2 cans diced italian tomatoes, fresh mushrooms instead of canned and I was worried about adding the full 2 TBS red pepper flakes based on other reviewers adding 1 and saying that was more than enough so I added 1 1/2 TBS and it was great I think it would be delicious with the full 2 TBS but you do really have to like spicey which we do. Added a shake of garlic powder along with the other spices and I let it simmer for over 2 hrs just because that makes it so flavorful and the meat so tender. Served it on top of whole wheat spagetti with a side of whole wheat beer bread to sop up the sauce, PERFECT! This would also make an awesome lasagna sauce or if you keep the recipe as is with the tomato paste it would be a great pizza sauce. If you love a little kick to your food I HIGHLY recommend trying this recipe!!!!!! OOps almost forgot...I cut the salt by half.

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WOW this was good!!! I would give it 6 stars if I could. If your a lover of spicey things... MORE