Spaghetti with Meat Sauce – Authentic Italian Style
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Category
Sauce
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Cusine
Italian
What do you need?
How to make?
Ingredients
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
1 medium carrot
1/2 medium yellow onion
4 cloves garlic
2
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
1 tsp dried rosemary
3/4 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp dried marjoram
1/2 tsp dried sage
2 bay leaves
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1/2 - 1 cup chicken or beef broth
freshly
Directions
In a large non-stick sauce pot, heat 1 Tbsp olive oil over medium high heat. Crumble ground beef into pot . Brown beef, stirring occasionally and breaking up beef as you stir, until cooked through. Drain ground beef, reserving 1 Tbsp fat in pot. Place browned beef in a food processor and pulse until finely ground, about 10 - 15 seconds, set aside. Saute carrot and onion in reserved fat over medium high heat until golden, about 4 minutes, adding in garlic during the last minute of sauteing. Remove from heat and stir in 2 cans crushed Roma tomatoes, remaining 3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil, basil, parsley, rosemary, thyme, oregano, marjoram, sage, bay leaves, salt, pepper and browned beef. Return pot to low heat and simmer uncovered, 5 - 8 hours , stirring occasionally. Add broth to sauce to thin sauce if desired . Remove bay leaves and serve sauce warm over pasta garnished with grated cheeses and additional chopped fresh parsley or basil if desired.
