I was craving my mom's spaghetti for a few months, and finally after all these years asked her for the recipe. My mom doesn't have any recipe's written down, so i knew she'd have to write it down while trying to think what she does. she's amazing in the kitchen, can just throw stuff together, and i don't think i've ever seen her measure anything. so i knew making this would be a challenge, because her directions didn't include exact amounts, just a little bit o' this, and a little bit o' that. but i wrote down my notes along the way of specifics, and now i'm not afraid to make this every again because it turned out excellent. Jeremy is my taste tester, and when he is raving about something, i know it must be good.
Ingredients:2 lbs. sirloin ground meat
1 onion chopped
3 or so celery stalks chopped
1/2 red bell pepper chopped
lots of chopped garlic ( i used 4 heaping teaspoons of chopped garlic from a jar)
salt/pepper
2 tsp worsheshire sauce
1 tiny can of tomato paste (6 oz)
1 large can of crushed tomatoes (about 15oz)
1 reg can of tomato sauce (28 oz)
2 T brown sugar
lots of chopped fresh parsley
about 1/2 T dried basil
sprinkle of a little bit of oregano
and spaghetti noodles of course! (i sometimes like to use angel hair noodles)
6) Stir Good, and let simmer for an hour or more. And its always better the next day!
9 comments:
yummy that looks awesome. i love mom's spaghetti but the recipe i have of hers is a little different. this one looks a little more fancy.
That looks dang good! Thank you for giving me one more idea/recipe for this next week's menu. Love ya!
Emily, that was sweet...the pictures look nice. Even Jacob cooks this recipe. Too bad you can't get some of the good Bourgeois Meat Market ground meat. Also, you need a few more dashes of that there Worcestershire sauce!
i'm with sarah...hahahaha. mine doesn't look this good when i make it. i've never put in celery, bell pepper OR worcestshire sauce! i'll have to give it a whirl next time i make it.
man forget the worcestershire sauce, you need to put in at least 3 times more brown sugar!
mmmm mmmmm goood! that is one of my favorite meals!
Yummy!!! I love spaghetti and am SO tired of sauces you buy in a can. I will definitely try this. I love your pictures. It makes it all the more enticing!!
My family was the same way. Getting a recipe out of my father is next to impossible! Looks delicious.
I made this last week...mmmmmm!
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