Friday, November 5, 2010

Newly Wed Spaghetti Sauce

This is my all time favorite spaghetti sauce recipe.  My son loves it and always tells me that I need to make it more often.  I enjoy playing Michael Buble and having a glass of wine while I am making it.  It also makes the kids clear out of the kitchen while I am preforming an impromptu duet.  This recipe was given to me by my mother after I moved in with my husband.  She had gotten it from a family friend and believe it or not he is Acadien and not Italian!

1 can tomatoes (crushed)                                                 1 Bay Leaf
1 can tomato paste                                                           1/4 tsp pepper
2 1/2 cups water                                                              2 tsp chili powder
1 lb ground hamburger or sausage                                    1 tsp oregano
4 cloves of garlic (crushed)                                               1/4 tsp thyme
1 large onion diced                                                           1/4 tsp rosemary
1/2 cup celery diced                                                         *when using rosemary
1 cup canned mushrooms                                           I use a mortar & pestle
1 1/2 tsp sugar                                                                   to grind to a powder*
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp marjoram
1/4 tsp ground cloves


Brown the meat with onions, garlic, celery.  Add the remaining ingredients and simmer for 3 to 4 hours covered and then for 1 hour uncovered.  The longer it simmers the better it is.

This is absolutely DELICIOUS the next day after the sauce has sat overnight.

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