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Pat's Spaghetti Sauce

×1.5 · Makes 16.5 cups

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

  • 3 onions, diced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1⁄4 cup, 1 tsp (61 g) extra-virgin olive oil

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

  • 2.62 to 3 lbs (1.19 to 1.36 kg) ground beef

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

  • 3 28 fl oz (796 mL) cans whole tomatoes
  • 1.5 156mL cans tomato paste
  • 3⁄4 cup (180 g) water
  • 3⁄4 cup celery, chopped and loosely packed
  • 1⁄4 cup, 1 tsp fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped and loosely packed
  • 2 1⁄2 tsp (16 g) salt
  • 1 1⁄8 tsp (5 g) sugar
  • 1 1⁄2 tsp (1 g) dried basil
  • 1⁄4 tsp (1 g) black pepper
  • 3 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.

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