Easy Homemade Spaghetti Sauce Recipe |
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By: Diane Watkins Posted: 2007-04-09 12:50:31 |
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This is an easy recipe for homemade spaghetti sauce with meatballs. While the cooking time is long, this can be mostly unsupervised, just give it an occasional stir. If you desire, you can use the crock pot or the pressure cooker for this recipe, those instructions are included at the end.You can add other herbs to suit your liking. I've known cooks to add parsley, bay leaves, oregano, marjoram, or take the easy way out and use 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning mix instead of the thyme. Experiment until you find the mix your family prefers.Italian Homemade Spaghetti Sauce Recipe3/4 pound ground beef1/4 pound ground pork sausage meat3/4 cup dry bread crumbs - I like Italian style seasoned2 small eggs1 clove garlic, or 1 teaspoon minced garlic, or 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder1/2 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon pepper12 ounces tomato paste1 large can of tomatoes or 2 regular cans1 cup water1 medium onion, sliced1 green pepper, diced1 tablespoon sugar1 4 ounce can mushrooms1/2 teaspoon thyme or other herbs as desired2 tablespoons olive oilMix the meats, bread crumbs, salt, pepper, garlic salt, and eggs. Form into meatballs the about 1-1 1/2 inches in diameter. Brown in the olive oil in a large pot or dutch oven (if cooking sauce on the stovetop).
When meatballs are brown, remove from the pan and add the onion and green pepper. Saute for a few minutes. Return the meat balls to the pot and add the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 3 hours on the stovetop stirring occasionally. You're going to want to cover this, tomato sauces tend to spit occasionally. You can simmer on low in the crock pot all day until you are ready to serve, or you can also pressure cook this for 20 minutes at low pressure (5lbs.) When using either of these methods, follow the instructions completely until the cooking step. When using the crock pot, I reduce the water to about 1/2 cup or until the thickness you desire. |
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