"EASY SPAGHETTI MEAT SAUCE (Flavorable)

By RoketJSquerl

Ingredients

• 2-3 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 large onion
• 3 large garlic cloves
• 2 medium carrots
• 3 celery stalks
• 1 sweet pepper, red or green
• 1 package (227g.) fresh mushrooms
• 2 lbs. lean ground beef
• 2 jars (680 ml) of your favourite good quality pasta sauce or if you prefer you could use plain tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes with purée*
• 2 dried bay leaves
• 2 tsp. dried oregano
• 2 tsp. dried basil
• 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
• 1 tsp. ground coriander
• 1 tsp. sugar
• salt and pepper to taste
• Pinch of hot pepper flakes, more to taste
• For serving: Pasta of your choice, freshly grated Parmesan cheese, chopped fresh parsley or basil (optional)

Details

Servings 16
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 140mins
Adapted from sweetandsavourypursuits.com

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions
Wash vegetables and peel garlic, onions and carrots.
Cut all vegetables into chunks that will fit into your food processor.
Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
Start by adding the onion and garlic to the food processor, when vegetables are chopped to your liking add them to the saucepan and give them a quick stir.
Continue to process the rest of the veggies and add them to the pan as you go. Stir veggies and cook until softened, about 10-12 minutes.
Raise the heat to medium high and add the ground beef, sauté and break up the large chunks of meat. Cook until the ground beef is no longer pink, about 10 min.
Add the tomato sauce and all the seasonings, reduce heat, stir and let simmer.
After the sauce has simmered for approximately 30 min, taste and adjust the seasonings.
Reduce heat to low, and let simmer for two to three hours, stirring occasionally and adding beef broth or water if too much liquid has evaporated.
When ready to serve, taste sauce one more time and adjust seasonings if need be, remove bay leaves.
Serve over pasta of your choice, sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley (or basil) and freshly grated Parmesan cheese (optional).

Instructions