OLD ITALIAN SMOKEY SPAGHETTI SAUCE
My mother always made this homemade spaghetti sauce. It is VERY different from anything in a jar. The flavor is smoky, due to the bacon. Depending on your tastes, you may want to reduce some of the bacon. It is a great fall/winter sauce and lends an interesting flavor to lasagna and baked ziti.
Provided by redjonesy
Categories Spaghetti
Time 1h50m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Heat olive oil over low heat in a pot large enough to hold all ingredients. Add butter and simmer until melted.
- Add onions and sauté until lightly browned.
- Add ground beef and bacon. Sauté until browned.
- Drain fat from bacon and beef. (The actual recipe says to leave the fat in, but I don't like all the extra oil and fat).
- Add garlic, parsley, bay leaf, salt, black pepper, and red pepper. Cook over low heat for 10 minutes.
- Add wine. Cover and cook for 5 minutes over low heat.
- Add tomatoes or tomato sauce, paste, and 1/2 water.
- Bring mixture to boiling point.
- Add the chopped carrot.
- Cover and cook over very low heat for about 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Sometimes my mother let it sit over low heat all afternoon.
- About 20 minutes before the sauce is ready, begin cooking pasta.
- Once the pasta is cooked reserve 1/2 cup of pasta water and drain.
- Stir in 1/2 cup of pasta water to the sauce and cook just a few minutes over low heat.
- Serve sauce over pasta.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 822.7, Fat 64.6, SaturatedFat 26.6, Cholesterol 153.5, Sodium 1915.1, Carbohydrate 32.8, Fiber 6.8, Sugar 17.7, Protein 29.6
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