Need a good Spaghetti Sauce recipe - no wine, please....Thanks! nt

[hmsch4me]

nt

[Sarah CB]

Brown ground beef in a skillet. Add a clove or two of chopped garlic and one medium chopped onion. Throw in some sliced mushrooms and chopped green peppers. Sprinkle in some oregano and basil. Then add a can of tomatoes (chopped or whole), a small can of tomato paste, and a plain can of tomato sauce. Stick a bay leaf in there and a teaspoon of sugar. Simmer for as long as you'd like (I like to have it simmer for 45 minutes).

[OhElizabeth]

Ooo, Sarah's sounds good! I'll share with you the one I was given by a friend early in my marraige and that I've made happily for almost 10 years now. It's a real winner.

2 qt. tomato juice
1 can (29 oz) tomato puree
1 can (12 oz.) tomato paste
salt and pepper
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1 T. oregano
3/4 tsp. sweet basil
2 small pinches parsley (dried)
1/4 tsp. chili powder
2 T. sugar
1/2 tsp. (flat) red pepper flakes
add 6 oz. water

Now my friend who gave me the recipe got the tomato juice from canning her tomatoes in the summer. She would put it on the stove and simmer the whole thing down till delish. I don't garden, don't have tomatoes like that, so I just throw in whatever tomato products I have on hand (crushed, juice, anything and everything) till the consistency looks right. It still turns out great, hehe. The red pepper flakes give it just a bit of heat, making it a sauce that stands up really well on its own.

[gardening momma]

I have found that it works much better to add the tomato paste at the very end, just before you take the sauce off the heat. If you add it early, it doesn't thicken nearly as well (or actually thins back out later when you add it early) as when you add it later.

To mix it in more easily, take some of your spaghetti sauce (about a cup or so) out of your pot and combine it with the paste in a separate bowl, then add it back in to the pot.

That's my experience with it, anyway.

[Kris]

Great Value (Wal-Mart) chunky sauce with browned ground beef and onions. Is that cheating? ;-)

[gardening momma]

Great Value (Wal-Mart) chunky sauce with browned ground beef and onions. Is that cheating? ;-)

I like to use a cheap, traditional store bought sauce and add a can of crushed tomatoes, a bit of sugar (not to make it sweet, but to take the tart tomato taste out), and lots of oregano, basil, sage, majoram, etc...

Years ago I tried to make spaghetti sauce totally from scratch, and didn't know that you needed a little bit of sugar. It tasted like I had cooked tomatoes and added herbs, not like spaghetti sauce. Then I looked at the ingredients on a jar and realized they always have a bit of sugar--it makes a big difference.

[Shelly in MD]

Quick and easy, and I've been using it for years when I need something in the time it takes me to boil the pasta:

Saute 3 cloves garlic in 2 Tbsp olive oil. Add 28 oz. crushed tomatoes, 1 tsp dried basil, salt/pepper to taste and simmer 15-20 minutes.

Based on the other posts, I'm thinking I should throw in a bit of sugar, although I've been happy with this w/out it!!

Shelly

[Laura in OH]

Brown ground beef in a skillet. Add a clove or two of chopped garlic and one medium chopped onion. Throw in some sliced mushrooms and chopped green peppers. Sprinkle in some oregano and basil. Then add a can of tomatoes (chopped or whole), a small can of tomato paste, and a plain can of tomato sauce. Stick a bay leaf in there and a teaspoon of sugar. Simmer for as long as you'd like (I like to have it simmer for 45 minutes).

The sausage adds just a little bit of "zip" to it that is very tasty. Also, the fresher the herbs, the better!

[daisychics]

Brown ground beef in a skillet. Add a clove or two of chopped garlic and one medium chopped onion. Throw in some sliced mushrooms and chopped green peppers. Sprinkle in some oregano and basil. Then add a can of tomatoes (chopped or whole), a small can of tomato paste, and a plain can of tomato sauce. Stick a bay leaf in there and a teaspoon of sugar. Simmer for as long as you'd like (I like to have it simmer for 45 minutes).

Just wanted to add to Sarah CB -this is somewhat how we make ours. I usually cook polish kielbasa on the side and then add it after everything is cooked. mmmmmmmmm or the Filipino spaghetti - just regular hot dog. :tongue_smilie:

[Mandy in TN]

Sauce for Children
No chunky stuff

1.25 lb browned ground beef chopped extra fine while browning add fine ground black pepper and garlic salt while browning
drain grease
add tomato sauce (15ounce)
garlic salt to taste
add a pinch or so of basil, oregano, thyme

sometimes I also add a little pinch of rosemary and marjoram
rarely I add a bay leaf or two and remove before serving
add tomato paste (6ounce)
add water to desired thickness

Serve with vermicelli noodles. These thinner noodles seem to always be a hit with kids who visit my house.
Mandy

[Mrs Mungo]

This is the recipe I use: Spaghetti Bolognese (http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.fc77a0dbc44dd1611e3bf410b5900aa0/?vgnextoid=798e1a55b890f010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCR D&autonomy_kw=bolognese&rsc=header_8) it actually does call for 1 cup of white wine but you can replace that with chicken broth (I usually do).

[hmsch4me]

nt

[bairnmama]

My dh's favorite is this:

brown your meat with some jarred minced garlic and onion powder, then drain
add 1 can petite diced tomatoes with basalmic vinegar
1 small can tomato sauce
pinch of basil & oregano
fresh ground sea salt to taste
let simmer till the flavors set just right

It's a hit with everyone at our house except my dd, but she doesn't put sauce on *anything*, lol.

[Spy Car]

Lightly browned onions, garlic, fresh basil, a splash of extra-virgin olive oil, and (if fresh tomatoes are not in season or not at hand) whole canned Roma tomatoes [cut up or mashed a bit].

IMO the whole tomatoes make for a nicer texture and sweeter flavor to the sauce than crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, or paste (which often has an unpleasant "tin-y" off flavor).

Bill

[Kris]

I like to use a cheap, traditional store bought sauce and add a can of crushed tomatoes, a bit of sugar (not to make it sweet, but to take the tart tomato taste out), and lots of oregano, basil, sage, majoram, etc...

Years ago I tried to make spaghetti sauce totally from scratch, and didn't know that you needed a little bit of sugar. It tasted like I had cooked tomatoes and added herbs, not like spaghetti sauce. Then I looked at the ingredients on a jar and realized they always have a bit of sugar--it makes a big difference.

Yes, a little sugar definitely does the trick -- but a bit also goes a long way! We've always put a bit in our spaghetti sauce with good results. I had dinner at a neighbor's one night, though, and she had put so much sugar in the sauce it was more like syrup. I thought it might have been one of those "oops" things, but the next time she fixed it, it was the same -- very, very sweet. I found out later she puts a lot of sugar in almost everything she cooks. Her bean soup was really sweet, too. But it's all what you're used to. Her son told me my soup wasn't anything like what "mamma used to make" -- and that's when I understood why. :)