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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 150 Minutes |
Ready In: 180 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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This was one of my favourite meals my mom made when I was a child. I still love it, it's also the best spaghetti sauce I ever tasted! Don't be afraid to add all those onions, it actually helps the sauce to be less acid. Ingredients:
1 lb ground beef |
3 tablespoons olive oil |
4 onions, minced |
2 bulbs of garlic, chopped |
1 (8 ounce) package mushrooms, sliced |
2 celery ribs, sliced |
2 (28 ounce) cans chopped tomatoes |
2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste |
2 (10 ounce) cans cream of tomato soup |
1 carrot, grated |
1 red pepper, diced |
2 tablespoons sugar |
1 tablespoon dried oregano |
1 tablespoon dried basil |
1 teaspoon hot pepper flakes |
2 bay leaves |
1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped |
Directions:
1. Pour can of chopped tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato soup, grated carrot, dried oregano, basil, bay leaves and hot pepper flakes in a large pot and simmer.
2. While the sauce part is simmering. Brown ground beef in a skillet until meat is well cooked. Drain meat under hot water. Add to simering sauce.
3. Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil to skillet, add onions, celery, red pepper.Cook for about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until vegetables are softened. Add to simmering sauce.
4. Add 1 tablespoons oil, cook mushrooms for about 5 minutes. Add to simmering sauce.
5. Add parsley to sauce.
6. Simmer sauce on low heat, covered for 2 1/2 hours, Add sugar and simmer for anoter 1/2 hour.
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