Dads Secret Spaghetti Sauce (Aka. Labchef)

"Best spaghetti sauce you will ever have. This sauce has been in the works for about 10 years, and is nearly perfect for spaghetti. Meat can be added, and works wonderful with meatballs. The wonderful thing is it is not runny if prepared correctly. Also did I forget to mention it is a slow-cooker so make in the morning, come home from work make some pasta and the great sauce is already ready. Enjoy"
 
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Ready In:
6hrs 30mins
Ingredients:
12
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Rough chop onion, celery, and bell pepper. Add to food processor or bar blender and puree.
  • Add Puree to 12 in cast iron skillet, heat over med/high heat until all the liquid is removed. 15-25 minutes. Do not burn, try to adjust the temperature so burning does not occur. (it should look dry and pulpy).
  • If you have not already, turn heat to med and add the garlic, cook for 1 minute.
  • Add the tomato and anchovy paste and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes. Mix well with the vegetables.
  • Add white wine and reduce until almost dry.
  • Add paste/vegetable mix to slow cooker. Add the canned tomatoes, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper and red pepper flake. Stir well.
  • Cover slow cooker and cook on low for 6-8 hours or 3-4 hours on high.
  • Season for taste, it may require a little more salt and pepper.
  • Serve over cooked pasta, and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

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As my moniker might display, I am a chef and I work in a laboratory. I have working a healthcare lab for the past 18 years. With the exception of the two years that took a break and went culinary school. Let me tell you, working with food is fun, but it really does not pay the bills. So I went back into healthcare. Now I just cook for my friends and family. One thing that I learned in culinary school is once you have the techniques of cooking, you can cook just about anything. I am not saying go out and spend tens of thousands of dollars on culinary school. But try to learn as much about cooking techniques as you can, take a class at your local continuing education location, read a lot, there are many great teaching cooking shows (Good Eats), and of course there is always YouTube. But most of all, cook what you love, and have fun. Do not let cooking be a "I have 30 minutes to make a meal before I have to do X." Cook on your days off or weekends, play some music, have some wine, but have fun. If it does not turn out, do not get mad, but try to figure out why it did not turn out. It usually either a bad recipe, or bad technique.
 
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