Meat Sauce Recipe
Total Time
35 minutes
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
25 minutes
Rating
4.96 out of 5 stars
(309)
Ingredients
16 servings
- 2 pounds ground beef (and/or ground Italian sausage (see note 1)
- 1 medium onion (chopped (about 1 cup)
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar (or to taste (see note 2)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning (see note 3)
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds (see note 4)
- 1 bay leaf
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
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Preparation
Step 1
In a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat, add beef, sausage, and onion and cook until mostly browned, about 5 minutes. Drain if desired. Stir in garlic until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
Step 2
Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, sugar, basil, Italian seasoning, fennel seeds, and bay leaf. Simmer uncovered for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Season to taste with salt and pepper (I like 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper).
Step 3
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