Best Homemade Spaghetti Sauce
Every household has its own secret spaghetti sauce recipe, and this is mine. It is my family's favorite, full of flavor, and so much tastier than the cans of spaghetti sauce at the grocery store.
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 oz onion finely chopped
- 4 oz carrot finely chopped
- 4 oz celery finely chopped
- 1 ½ tablespoon garlic finely chopped
- 2 teaspoon sugar optional
- 16 oz lean ground beef or turkey or meat substitute
- 2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 tablespoon tomato paste
- 28 oz whole tomatoes in juice roughly chopped (1 large can)
- 1 ½ cups bone or chicken broth may need more
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium high heat. Add the chopped onions, carrots, celery, and mushrooms and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
- Add the garlic and sugar and cook for a few additional minutes. Then add the ground meat, oregano, basil, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Cook until browned. (Optional: drain off excessive fat)
- Add the tomato paste, and stir until paste has fully incorporated with the mixture. Then add the entire can of tomatoes plus juice, and the bone or chicken broth. Bring the sauce to a gentle boil, then reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 25 minutes or longer.
- Serve the sauce over cooked pasta, or use in a lasagna.