My Favourite Pasta Sauce (Oamc if You Want)
photo by Donna Luckadoo
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 lb ground pork
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- 2 bell peppers, chopped (any colours)
- 10 -15 button mushrooms or 10 -15 chestnut mushrooms, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 (14 ounce) cans chopped stewed tomatoes with herbs (you might want to use 3 cans)
- 1⁄2 cup tomato paste
- 3⁄4 cup tomato ketchup (Heinz)
- 1 cup water (I prefer milk, you can also use a bit of both) or 1 cup milk (I prefer milk, you can also use a bit of both)
- 2 1⁄2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vegetable bouillon granules (optional)
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
directions
- Heat a little oil in a large pan over medium heat.
- Add the onion and the ground meat, season with salt and pepper, fry until meat is no longer pink.
- Add the garlic and stir well, fry for another minute or so.
- Add the tomatoes (try 2 cans first, you can always add the third one if you feel you want it to be 'saucier' later, after you have added the veg).
- Add the tomato paste, ketchup and water/milk.
- Stir in the oregano, basil, sugar and stock granules (if using).
- Add the chopped peppers and mushrooms, mix well and simmer for 25-30 minutes over a low heat, stirring occasionally.
- If you feel it needs it, add the third can of chopped tomatoes.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Serve over your favourite pasta, with fresh parmesan or use as a layer when making a lasagna.
- For OAMC: Divide into portions that suit your needs, allow to cool and freeze in zip lock bags.
- Defrost overnight in the fridge and reheat in the microwave or on the stove top.
- To reheat from frozen, place in an oven proof dish, cover with a lid or tin foil and reheat in a preheated oven, 180°C/350°F/Gas 4 for approx 35 minutes or until piping hot all the way through.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
-Sylvie-
Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Hi, I'm 31 and cooking and living in England. I was born in Germany and that's where I grew up and lived until I came to the UK to go to University in 1998.
I never went back to live in Germany, even though all my family is still there.