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Pat's Spaghetti Sauce (x2 scale)

Recipe by user david

Original title was "Savory Meat Sauce" from an old cooking book

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Makes 22 cups

This was my grandma Pat's spaghetti sauce. She served it all the time went we were over there for dinner before sleeping over when we were kids.

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  • 4 4 onions, diced
  • 4 cloves 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 13 cup, 2 tsp 13 cup, 2 tsp (81 g) extra-virgin olive oil

Saute onion and garlic in hot oil in a large pot over low heat for 5 minutes.

  • 3.5 to 4 lbs 3.5 to 4 lbs (1.59 to 1.81 kg) ground beef

Add beef; brown over medium heat, breaking up meat with a fork as it cooks.

  • 4 4 28 fl oz (796 mL) cans whole tomatoes
  • 2 2 156mL cans tomato paste
  • 1 cup 1 cup (240 g) water
  • 1 cup 1 cup celery, chopped and loosely packed
  • 13 cup, 2 tsp 13 cup, 2 tsp fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped and loosely packed
  • 1 Tbsp, 12 tsp 1 Tbsp, 12 tsp (21 g) salt
  • 1 12 tsp 1 12 tsp (6 g) sugar
  • 2 tsp 2 tsp (1 g) dried basil
  • 12 tsp 12 tsp (1 g) black pepper
  • 4 4 bay leaves

Stir in the remaining ingredients.

Bring mixture to boiling; reduce heat; simmer, stirring occasionally 3 hours, or until sauce is thick.

Remove bay leaves; skim; or chill, then skim off hardened fat.

Store, covered, in the refrigerator, or freeze in freezer containers. Serve with spaghetti.


Nutrition Information

Nutrient Per Serving Total
Calories 358 3940
Protein 25.3g 278.2g
Fat 28.0g 308.0g
Saturated Fat 9.9g 108.6g
Carbohydrates 0.1g 0.7g
Fiber 0.0g 0.5g
Sugar 0.0g 0.0g
Sodium 818mg 9000mg
Cholesterol 98mg 1075mg

Per serving values based on 11 servings at 2x scale.

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