Spaghetti Sauce

PREPARATION TIME: 40 MINUTES

COOKING TIME: 3h15

MAKE (FOR THE BASIC RECIPE): 5L

INGREDIENTS

• 675 g (1 ½ lb)sweet or spicy Italian sausage, casing removed
• 675 g (1 ½ lb) ground beef
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 60 ml (¼ cup) olive oil
• 1 ml (¼ tsp.)crushed red pepper flakes
• 3 onions, finely chopped
• 4 carrots, peeled and diced
• 4 celery stalks, diced
• 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 can of tomato paste (156 ml)
• 2 cans of diced Italian tomatoes (796 ml)
• 2 cans of tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes with puree (796 ml)
• 500 ml (2 cups) beef broth
• 10 ml (2 tsp.) dried oregano
• 2 cloves

PREPARATION

• In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, brown the meat in 30 ml (2 tbsp.) of the oil, half at a time, with the red pepper flakes. Add oil, if needed. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside in a bowl.
• In the same saucepan, soften the onions, carrots, celery, and garlic in the remaining oil. Season with salt and pepper. Add the tomato paste and cook for 1 minute over high heat, stirring.
• Add the meat, tomatoes, tomato sauce, broth, oregano, and cloves. Bring to a boil and simmer gently, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pan regularly, for about 3 hours or until the sauce thickens. Serve over the pasta of your choice.

Source : Ricardo Cuisine

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