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Homemade Spaghetti Sauce
This quick and easy spaghetti sauce recipe is more than just a pasta night go-to. Layer the meaty sauce with fried eggplant, chicken cutlets, and so much more.
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h🔥 Cook: 30 min👤 Jesse Szewczyk📖 epicurious
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pot
- ●dutch oven
- ●spatula
- ●wooden spoon
- ●oven
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Heat ⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil in a medium Dutch oven or other heavy pot over medium. Add 2 large onions, finely chopped, 10 garlic cloves, finely grated, and ½ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes and cook, stirring often with a wooden spoon or heatproof rubber spatula, until onions are softened, about ⏱️ 5 minutes. Add one 6-oz. can tomato paste and cook, stirring often, until onions are evenly coated and paste has darkened slightly, about ⏱️ 5 minutes. Add 1 lb. ground pork and cook, stirring and breaking up into small pieces, until cooked through, about ⏱️ 5 minutes.
large onions, finely chopped26-oz. can tomato paste1. ground pork1 lb
2
Add one 28-oz. can crushed tomatoes, 1 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. dried oregano, 1 Tbsp. Diamond Crystal or 1¾ tsp. Morton kosher salt, 1 tsp. sugar, and 3 cups water. Bring sauce to a simmer, then reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring often, until thickened and flavors have come together, 35–⏱️ 45 minutes. Taste sauce and season with more salt if needed. Do Ahead: Let cool. Transfer to an airtight container and cover. Refrigerate for up to 5 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
28-oz. can crushed tomatoes1. plus 1 tsp. dried oregano1 Tbsp. Diamond Crystal or 1¾ tsp. Morton kosher salt, plus more1 Tbsp. sugar1 tsp
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