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My Mama's Meat Sauce
"This is probably the first thing that I ever learned to cook. My mother used to cook it while I took a nap as a child, and the smell would wake me up. It's really garlicky and the wine gives it a nice flavour. It also freezes really well. Enjoy!"
photo by Redsie
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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6-8
ingredients
- 2 cooking onions, diced
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 2 lbs ground beef
- 1 tablespoon italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 (28 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
- 2 (5 1/2 ounce) cans tomato paste (I use the one with Italian seasonings added)
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1⁄4 cup white wine or 1/4 cup vermouth (optional)
directions
- Sauté onions in oil.
- Add beef and brown before stirring in all seasonings.
- Add tomatoes, paste, and cloves.
- Stir and add alcohol if using.
- Cover and let cook on a low fire for 2 hours or more.
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Reviews
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We all loved your mama's recipe. It's very similar to one I make (mine has a couple of bacon slices and white wine), so I used the vermouth to make it different. I think the long cooking is the secret to this sauce don't you? Thanks for an excellent recipe. -
Thank you for sharing this recipe. It is the only meat sauce I'm allowed to make in our house now, my husband loves it as does my son. Any other meat sauce is bland in comparison. I have also made double batches of it so I can freeze the second batch. It freezes well and is still gobbled down by the family. -
Easy and delicious spaghetti sauce--wouldn't expect anything less from Mama. If possible, I suggest making this the day before you want to serve it to let the flavors settle in. Very garlicy, which is beautiful, and the wine adds a nice touch, too. Thanks for sharing this recipe. Enjoyed by my entire family.
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An excellent sauce, a definite repeat. -
What a delightful, flavorful sauce. Hearty, rich, and meaty. I loved the wine and the garlci - I'd even add more next time. My family is incredibly picky about spaghetti sauces, but they really enjoyed your Mama's recipe. Thanks for sharing!
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Tweaks
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Very good and easy, I used chicken broth instead of wine and added an extra 1/2 cup of broth, i didn't have tomato paste with italian seasoning added so I added an extra 1 tsp of italian seasoning, and let it simmer 2 hours. Totally worth making over and over again. Thank you for recipe, Miraklegirl. -
Your Mama must have been a heck of a cook! This is so good. How much wine did you say? Mine was thick so to get all the ingredients to mix I used about a cup. I also made this recipe with Quorn veggie crumbles instead of meat so my DH who is a vegetarian could eat it. I did not have italian seasoning and used 1/2 tsp dried oregano, 1/2 tsp dried basil and 1/2 tsp paprika in its place.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Miraklegirl
Toronto, Ontario
I am 28 years old and work as a lawyer for a national organization. I live with my husband David in the beautiful city of Ottawa.
