Reviewed: May 15, 2011

add a bay leaf, 1/4 cup of red wine, teaspoon of sugar, and use 'tomato paste with italian seasonings' and it the same to what I have been making for years i

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GEOTHOGY

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Bayport, New York, USA

Living In: Smithtown, New York, USA

Reviewed: May 15, 2011

Easy and delicious. Personally, I use only 1/2 tsp. oregano, crushed tomatoes instead of diced, leave out the green pepper and add about 1 tsp. sugar as suggested by other reviewers. Excellent basic recipe.

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WrenskiBaby

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Sidney, Nebraska, USA

Living In: Galena, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: May 15, 2011

Easy, painless, and tastes good. I will def use as a base recipe again. Maybe it's in the asian in me that likes to marinate everything... but if you marinate the beef in 2 tb of soy sauce, 1 tsp sugar, 2 tsp of Worcestershire sauce and a 1/4 of salt for 15 minutes before sauteing...it adds a world of difference to the flavor in the beef. It no longer just just tastes like tomato sauce drenched in flavorless meat. Also add salt and pepper to the meat (to taste) while sauteing with the onions and garlic and peppers before adding to the sauce.

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Mel

Home Town: San Marino, California, USA

Living In: Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan

Reviewed: May 15, 2011

Same with me! My mother's recipe exactly! Just shows you that Mothers did know best!

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Melanie Lamb

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Kevil, Kentucky, USA

Reviewed: May 15, 2011

This is almost the same recipe I have been making for 40 plus yrs.. The difference is I don't put diced tomatoes or tomato paste. I only use tomato sauce and I add canned mushrooms (buttons). Also use 2 llbs ground chuck. As far as the spices go I only use oregano, but that is because we don't care for basil. This is a basic recipe that is easy to make your own.

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Anne

Home Town: Markle, Indiana, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 26, 2011

Great Sauce recipe!

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Mimi Clark OBrien

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Fairfield, Alabama, USA

Living In: Chelsea, Alabama, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 22, 2011

I've made servings of 10 for this recipe within a single week... and that's for only 2 people! Haha! It's that good! I love it!

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jennie

Home Town: Paranaque, National Capital Region, Philippines

Reviewed: Apr. 21, 2011

I used a red bell pepper instead of green and I only used a pinch of salt. The canned ingredients I used were all organic. This seemed to be missing something that I couldn't put my finger on but I appreciated that it was simple and hearty and also budget-friendly, which I really appreciated.

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Sarah Jo

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Seattle, Washington, USA

Living In: Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 18, 2011

I loved this recipe. The best ever. Thank you for sharing.

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Linda Tannahill

Reviewed: Apr. 17, 2011

This was an excellent sauce...I made a couple of minor changes; added some mild italian sausage with my hamburger and since I'm not a fan of green peppers (I actually hate them)I only used 1/2. I also added the sugar.

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