One of my friends recently posted this spaghetti sauce recipe on facebook, and I decided to give it a try. We absolutely loved it! It is possibly the best spaghetti sauce I've ever had (no offense, Benj), so I definitely wanted to share the recipe!
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
- 1 1/2 c. chopped onion
- 3 cloves minced garlic
- 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes
- 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
- 1 medium green bell pepper, diced
- 6 oz. can tomato paste
- 1 c. water
- 2 tsp. parsley
- 1 Tbsp. sugar
- 2 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. oregano
- 2 tsp. basil
- 1/2 tsp. fennel seeds
- 3/4 tsp. pepper
Directions:
- Combine first three ingredients and cook until meat is no longer pink. Drain.
- Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer 45 minutes.
This makes tons of sauce. I think it will last us for at least 4 meals, and you can also freeze it.
Note: If you would like to read more about spaghetti sauce in general and try a different recipe, check out my brother's blog post on the subject.
Looks good! Most of the ingredients are the same as mine (I don't use fennel seeds or plain salt, parsley and pepper I just sprinkle randomly), but the quantities of spices are different, and the tomatoes are in different forms. I also don't usually simmer it that long. So....I could definitely learn from this. The recipe I started out with was both simpler and less precise, but probably takes longer to prepare. This is really cool because it has such a nice variety of spices in large quantities, and you know I'm a fan of spices.
ReplyDeleteI'm gonna try it!