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My review
Southern-Style Meat Sauce
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Noelle C
"This is my Mom's spaghetti recipe that has been my favorite since the age of three! Great for dinner parties! Serve over spaghetti and with a salad and garlic bread."
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Ingredients
2 h 40 m servings 336Original recipe yields 9 servings
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- In a large pot heat olive oil. Add onions and simmer on medium heat until semi soft; stir in garlic. Be careful not to burn. Add ground beef and cook until all pink is gone; drain.
- In pot with drained beef, gently stir in tomato paste and tomato sauce. Mix in oregano, basil, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, red pepper flakes, mushrooms, bay leaves and salt; bring to a boil. Turn heat down to low and simmer for about 2 hours.
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- Try using a Reynolds® slow cooker liner in your slow cooker for easier cleanup.
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Most helpful positive review
3/20/2008
Wow! I have been searching for sauce like my Mom made. She past away in 1996, but I found her sauce with this recipe! I tripled the recipe so I could freeze some for a later date. The amount...
Most helpful critical review
6/5/2010
Followed recipe to the letter. Was OK, but alittle to salty. Also to thick for my taste. Will be better with some minor changes
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3/20/2008
Wow! I have been searching for sauce like my Mom made. She past away in 1996, but I found her sauce with this recipe! I tripled the recipe so I could freeze some for a later date. The amount...
11/12/2007
WOW this was good!!! I would give it 6 stars if I could. If your a lover of spicey things than this sauce will be your favorite of all time!! I made this last night for dinner, it was incredib...
11/28/2006
I thought it was really good. I followed other people's suggestions on not adding salt and cutting back on spice. I added 1 can of beef broth to get a better consistancy. Also it didn't take me...
4/30/2013
I am trying really hard to cook out of my freezer/pantry for the next two weeks to save money. I did make a one substitution in this recipe to reflect that--I used half ground beef/half ground s...
12/1/2005
This is a definite 5 star recipe with the changes in the amount of salt and chili flakes that others have recommended. I didn't have chili flakes (not sure what they are,actually), so I used a ...
5/9/2005
Very good with a few modifications. I do not brown the meat in oil, the meat has enough fat in it to brown. I added two cans of diced tomatoes, drained, omitted Worc. sauce, mushrooms and red pe...
1/18/2005
This is the best sauce I have ever had...AFTER a few modifications. Other reviewers were right about too much salt and also it was VERY spicy! I too, will cut the salt at least in half next ti...
7/20/2009
My family and I love this sauce. I take a small amount out of the pot and transfer it to another pot before I add the red pepper flakes for my kids. I dont use as much salt as called for and I ...
8/8/2006
I am glad that I read the reviews before I made this sauce. I did not add any salt, I cut way back on the chili powder (I didn't have flakes) and I add some balsamic. oh, and I also only used en...