Traditional Meat Sauce Recipe
This Traditional Meat Sauce recipe is perfect for topping spaghetti, other pastas, or you can use it to make meat lasagna.
Servings: 12 servings
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion diced about ¼ inch or chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- ½ pound gluten-free Italian sausage about 2 large links, casings removed
- 6 ounces fresh mushrooms sliced
- 16 ounces tomato sauce or a mixture of tomato sauce and some diced tomatoes
- 6 ounces tomato paste mixed with ¾ cup of water
- 1 tablespoon gluten-free Worcestershire sauce
- ¼ cup full-bodied red wine
- 2 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon dried basil or 1 tablespoon fresh
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon thyme
- ½ teaspoon fresh rosemary minced (or ¼ teaspoon dried)
- ¼ cup sliced olives optional
Instructions
- Using a large saucepan or pot, heat the olive oil over meduim-high heat, add the onion and garlic and sauté for about 3-4 minutes, until onion becomes translucent.
- Add ground beef and Italian sausage and cook about 4 minutes more, breaking it up as you go, until it’s mostly browned.
- Add mushrooms and cook 3-4 minutes more.
- Add the tomato sauce and tomato paste mixture, mix well. Add the Worcestershire sauce and wine, stir, and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low, add the herbs and seasonings, mix well, and simmer for at least 1 ½ hours or more, adding olives after sauce has cooked for 30 minutes if using.
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Notes
This meat sauce can be stored in the refrigerator for 2-3 days, or frozen for up to 3 months. The sauce freezes beautifully.
This recipe can be easily doubled.