Great Grandma's Pasta Sauce

By Joschef

Ingredients

• 1 lb. 80/20 ground beef OR 90/10 ground beef
• 1 6 oz. can tomato paste
• 6 oz. water
• 1 24 oz. jar tomato puree
• 5-6 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tbsp. granulated sugar
• Pinch of dried oregano
• Pinch of onion powder
• Pinch of garlic powder
• Handful of fresh basil, chopped
• Salt and pepper, to taste

Details

Servings 2
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 130mins
Adapted from tablefortwoblog.com

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions:
In a large stockpot, saute garlic until soft and fragrant in 2 tbsp. of olive oil, about 2 minutes.
Throw your meat in with the garlic and brown until meat has been thoroughly cooked through, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Pour in the tomato paste, tomato puree, and seasoning, including the fresh basil. Stir to mix well. With the 6 oz. can from the tomato paste, fill that with water and pour it in the stockpot as well.
Let mixture simmer, uncovered, for 2 or more hours (the longer the better, but minimum 2 hours), stirring occasionally.
Serve hot over fresh pasta.

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