MARICA'S SPAGHETTI MEAT SAUCE

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Try topping your next bowl of pasta with this hearty spaghetti sauce. For added flavor, try stirring in diced smoked ham just before serving. Serve with your favorite pasta.

Provided by Marica van Wynen

Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes Tomato

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
2 onions, finely chopped
4 stalks celery, finely chopped
2 carrots, finely chopped
8 ounces lean ground beef
8 ounces ground pork
6 large ripe tomatoes, chopped
1 pinch dried oregano
1 pinch dried tarragon
1 pinch dried sage
1 pinch dried rosemary
ground black pepper to taste
salt to taste
2 bay leaves
8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced

Steps:

In a large skillet over medium heat saute the finely chopped onions, carrot, and celery with the 2 tablespoons of butter or margarine. Add the beef and pork and cook until brown. Add chopped tomatoes, dried oregano, tarragon, sage, rosemary, and bay leaves. Add salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for an hour.
Near completion of cooking time add in mushrooms and simmer until softened, about 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 551.6 calories, Carbohydrate 47.4 g, Cholesterol 86.3 mg, Fat 29.5 g, Fiber 7.9 g, Protein 28.4 g, SaturatedFat 11.3 g, Sodium 1390.5 mg, Sugar 5.8 g