SWEET, BEEFY SPAGHETTI SAUCE

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A sauce to be made with stuff you'd usually have on hand. Its my mom's recipe, with one ammendment: onions. They add a sweeter taste to the sauce. If you want it even sweeter, add a red pepper.

Provided by Moody

Categories     Sauces

Time 1h50m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 lb extra lean beef
1 large onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
2 (28 ounce) cans tomatoes
2 (5 1/2 ounce) cans tomato paste
1/2 cup vegetable stock
1 (14 ounce) can sliced mushrooms
1 teaspoon basil
2 bay leaves
salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

Steps:

  • Heat oil in bottom of Dutch oven.
  • Cook garlic, onions,& green peppers for 3 or 4 minutes.
  • Add beef,& brown, not stirring too much, because you want chunks of beef.
  • Turn a few cranks of freshly ground pepper over beef as you cook.
  • When beef is browned, add tomatoes, tomato paste, vegetable stock, mushrooms, basil, salt& 1/4 tsp pepper.
  • Just as sauce begins to bubble, add the bay leaves, then simmer 1& 1/2 hours.

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