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Memere's Spaghetti Sauce

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A quick and delicious homemade spaghetti sauce recipe from my mother. Also great for lasagna!

Cuisine: ItalianMain Ingredient: Tomatoes

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Original recipe makes 10

Verified by stevemur

1 Onion; chopped

3 clovesgarlic; chopped

1 tablespoonolive oil

1 poundground hamburg

1 Italian sausage; out of casing and crumbled

1/2 teaspoonSalt

1/2 teaspoonpepper

1 28-oz cancrushed tomatoes

1 28-oz cantomato puree

1 15-oz cantomato sauce

1/2 teaspoonoregano

1/2 teaspoonBasil

1/2 teaspoonred pepper flakes

1 Bay leaf

Memere's Spaghetti Sauce Preparation

Chop the onion and garlic and saute in olive oil in a 6 quart pot or Dutch oven. Add the hamburg, sausage, salt and pepper, cooking until browned. Finally, add the crushed tomatoes, tomato puree, tomato sauce, oregano, basil, red pepper and bay leaf. Simmer for at least a half hour, or up to two hours for a thicker sauce.