MICHAEL'S SPAGHETTI SAUCE

An exotically spiced spaghetti sauce with meat

This is a very adaptable sauce which can be used in any recipe requiring tomato sauces. Best on spaghetti with garlic bread!

Ingredients

(8 cups)

Tomato

products

350 ml tomato paste
500 ml tomato sauce
1 kg tomato puree
1 kg crushed tomatoes

Seasonings

4 garlic cloves
1 large bay leaf
15 ml sugar
2.5 ml ground black pepper
15 ml oregano
15 ml thyme
5 ml coriander
5-10 ml cilantro (optional)
10 ml rubbed sage
30 ml parsley
10 ml basil
2.5 ml crushed red pepper
1 medium onion
80 ml olive oil
15 ml sesame oil

Meatballs

250 g sweet Italian sausage
250 g lean ground beef
50 ml Worcestershire sauce
10 ml sesame oil
30 ml olive oil
50 g bread crumbs
5 ml sage
10 ml rosemary
5 ml thyme
5 ml basil
100 ml sherry

Procedure

Chop the garlic very finely. Chop the onion.
Combine in a suitable pot the tomato products and seasonings. Bring to a simmer.
In a bowl, combine the meatball ingredients except the sherry. Break this mixture apart into small balls or bits according to preference.
Heat a wok or skillet and sautae the meat mixture until cooked to 'rare'. Do not overcook or singe the meat.
Remove the grease from the meat mixture by straining in a colander, then return to the hot wok or skillet and reheat. Add sherry and reduce. Add this to the sauce in the pot.
Simmer this mixture on the lowest possible heat for 6 or 7 hours. Stir occasionally.

Notes

I have found that Hunt's tomato products deliver the best flavor for this sauce; they are somewhat sweeter and less acidic than other brands. I always use Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce.

This spaghetti sauce is the work of about 2 years expermimentation. It has won some of the local cooking contests here in Maine.

Rating

Difficulty: easy but tedious.
Time: 1 hour preparation, 7 hours cooking.
Precision: approximate measurement OK.

Contributor

 
Michael R. Dow 
University of Maine, Police Dept., Orono, Maine, USA 
DOW@MAINE.BITNET

Recipe last modified: 21 Feb 87

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