Hearty Backyard Spaghetti Sauce for 50!

Submitted by Special Ed

"This is a stand-up, zesty sauce, with a wee bite! I crafted it for an annual spaghetti dinner. It is a sauce designed by a man, and prepared using those so stereotypically "male" cooking implements: the grill and the turkey fryer!"

 

• Ready In: 2hrs
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 75

ingredients

• 10 lbs ground chuck (80% lean)
• 4 lbs Italian sausage (hot)
• 4 lbs Italian sausage (mild)
• 8 lbs white onions, diced
• 3 ounces oregano (1 small jar standard US grocery size)
• 1⁄2 ounce basil (1 small jar standard US grocery size)
• 200 ounces tomato puree (2- #10 cans)
• 200 ounces tomatoes, crushed (2- #10 cans)
• 1 head garlic, crushed
• olive oil (for saute)

directions

1. Grill the sausages on a gas/charcoal grill. When done, slice into 1/4" coins.
2. Saute onions until translucent in pot.
3. Add garlic, and ground beef, and brown the beef.
4. Add both tomato products.
5. Add sausage, basil, and oregano.
6. Simmer for 60-90 minutes.

Reviews

[lenee1030]

Great base recipe, we like alot move veggies. I added 5 stalks of celery, 4 Gr. pepers w/the oinons and garlic. Thanks Special Ed! I did'nt know how to get started. This was a side dish after a family members funeral.