In my experience, spaghetti brings families together. It has been a while since I shared my first recipe for tomato sauce with ground beef, but the memory of my grandmother Juanita watching over me as I made it still makes me smile. I hope you try this recipe and video for how I’m making spaghetti sauce nowadays, and that you can share it with your loved ones.
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| Mmm… Salsa de Tomates con Carne Molida |
I am still using the same ingredients, but I am mixing them in in a slightly different way. Also, I favor using tomato paste instead of tomato sauce. The paste seems to gives it a better consistency. How do you like your spaghetti?
Ingredients
1 lb / ½ kilo of ground beef
½ onion, minced or ground
2 cloves of garlic
4-5 peeled and blended tomatoes
1-2 bay leaves
1-2 dried mushrooms, as preferred
Wine, as preferred (optional)
6 oz./170 grams of tomato paste, approx.
1 carrot, peeled and grated
Salt and pepper
Oil
Parmesan cheese
Preparation
Salt and pepper the beef. Cook it in a pot with hot oil. Set it aside.
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Fry the onion and the garlic. Pour the blended tomatoes.
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Add the bay leaves, dried mushrooms, and wine.
Add the tomato paste, followed by the grated carrot.
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Add the ground meat and cook for about 40 to 60 minutes.
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Serve the sauce over pasta, with Parmesan cheese.
Serves 4 people.
