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Meat Sauce for Pasta

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef or a mixture of ground beef, pork, and veal
  • 1 chopped onion
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 tsp dried basil or 2 tsp fresh, chopped
  • 1 tsp dried oregano or 2 tsp fresh, chopped
  • 1/2 tsp dried savory
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1 28 ounce can pureed tomatoes if you like chunky sauce, use chopped or diced or tomatoes in puree
  • 1 8 ounce can tomato paste
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley or 1/8 cup dried

Instructions

  • Brown the meat with the onion and garlic over medium, stirring and breaking up the clumps. Cook until the meat is no longer pink at all. Drain off the excess fat.
  • Stir in the herbs (basil, oregano, savory, parsley, salt and pepper) and cook for another minute or so. Add the pureed tomatoes and stir, then cook 10 minutes or so, until it reaches the consistency you like.
  • You can cook longer and it will get better but it's good earlier if you need it. Just keep it simmering while you cook your pasta.