Very Special Spaghetti Sauce Recipe
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Very Special Spaghetti Sauce

By: TUCKER  
"This is very meaty and not near as acid as most sauces. It's really worth the time. It makes a very large batch, so I often freeze half."

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Prep Time:
30 Min
Cook Time:
3 Hrs
Ready In:
3 Hrs 30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 12 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup olive oil
  • 8 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 pounds ground chuck
  • 2 large onions, chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper, chopped
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups dry red wine
  • 2 cups tomato sauce
  • 4 large tomatoes, peeled and chopped
  • 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
  • 1 teaspoon celery salt
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 1 tablespoon dried basil
  • 1 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced

Directions

  1. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Saute garlic until golden brown. Stir in ground beef, onions and green pepper. Cook until beef is evenly brown, and onions are tender. Stir in flour until smooth. Stir in red wine, tomato sauce, chopped tomatoes, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce and sugar. Season with salt, cayenne pepper, celery salt, oregano and basil. Simmer for 3 hours. Stir in mushrooms at the end of cooking period.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 507 | Total Fat: 34.6g | Cholesterol: 81mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 6, 2006 by Valerie's Kitchen Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)
I found I needed to make a few modifications to this recipe to get the result I was after. ... MORE
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Reviewed on Sep. 20, 2005 by Julie 
This is the first time I've ever made homemade spaghetti sauce and this recipe is definitely a... MORE
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Reviewed on Dec. 8, 2003 by RUBYWIFE 
Oh my goodness, I used to have this recipe years ago and lost it. How awesome to find it here.... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 4, 2007 by ritacake 
Excellent! My husband loves this recipe. I used canned tomatoes instead of fresh, and... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 13, 2005 by BCGIRL04 
This was a good sauce. I put it in the slowcooker for 4 hours on low and even my picky eater... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 15, 2005 by LisaRL Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)
I have tried several times to make my own sauce....never liked any of them. I don't like... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 30, 2005 by Butterfly Flutterby Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)
Very good! I didn't add the celery salt or salt since the tomato products I used had so much... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 30, 2006 by posch05 
The only thing that prevented this from getting "5 stars" was the cayenne....I like spice, but... MORE
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Reviewed on Oct. 3, 2005 by Rozanne 
I did a 6 person serving and it was still enough for an army. This was pretty good. I cut... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 21, 2005 by DTSCEP 
Excellent recipe!! I added extra onions and peppers and used 2 cans of diced tomatoes with... MORE

 
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