This is my Aunt Ellen's recipe - it's amazing. She is an amazing cook and I wish she didn't live all they way in California! This makes A LOT, and that's what I love about it. You can share it, freeze leftovers in ziplock freezer bags, or use it for lasagna, eggplant parmesan, baked mostaccoli...anything!Here's her recipe - I've used ground turkey with turkey sausage and it was equally delicious. I also like to add different color peppers, mushrooms, fresh oregano and basil (if I have them). This is so worth all the chopping, enjoy!
Ellen's Spaghetti Sauce
1 lb. hot or mild Italian sausage, sliced
1 lb. ground beef
1 T. olive oil
2 medium onions, or 1 large, chopped
3 celery stalks, chopped
3 carrots, shredded
2 green peppers, chopped
8-12 cloves of garlic, minced
4-6 T. dried oregano
1 t. fennel seed (I omit this)
1/4 t. crushed red pepper
1/4 t. black pepper
2 beef bouillon cubes
12 oz. tomato paste
96 oz. tomato sauce (Costco/Sam's Club)
2-3 c. water (depending on how thick you like your sauce)
Brown Italian sausage in a very large sauce pot. Remove sausage from pan and drain grease. Brown ground beef in the same pan. Remove beef and drain grease.
Heat olive oil over medium high heat in same pan and add onion, celery, carrots, peppers and garlic. Saute until veggies are very soft. Add oregano, fennel, red pepper, black pepper, and saute another 2-3 minutes. Return sausage and beef to the pot and add the beef bouillon, tomato paste, sauce, and water to your desired consistancy. Bring to a boil and turn down heat to simmer for at least 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
Ellen's Spaghetti Sauce
1 lb. hot or mild Italian sausage, sliced
1 lb. ground beef
1 T. olive oil
2 medium onions, or 1 large, chopped
3 celery stalks, chopped
3 carrots, shredded
2 green peppers, chopped
8-12 cloves of garlic, minced
4-6 T. dried oregano
1 t. fennel seed (I omit this)
1/4 t. crushed red pepper
1/4 t. black pepper
2 beef bouillon cubes
12 oz. tomato paste
96 oz. tomato sauce (Costco/Sam's Club)
2-3 c. water (depending on how thick you like your sauce)
Brown Italian sausage in a very large sauce pot. Remove sausage from pan and drain grease. Brown ground beef in the same pan. Remove beef and drain grease.
Heat olive oil over medium high heat in same pan and add onion, celery, carrots, peppers and garlic. Saute until veggies are very soft. Add oregano, fennel, red pepper, black pepper, and saute another 2-3 minutes. Return sausage and beef to the pot and add the beef bouillon, tomato paste, sauce, and water to your desired consistancy. Bring to a boil and turn down heat to simmer for at least 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
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