VERY SPECIAL SPAGHETTI SAUCE

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This is very meaty and not near as acid as most sauces. It's really worth the time. It makes a very large batch, so I often freeze half.

Provided by TUCKER

Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes Tomato

Time 3h30m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

¾ cup olive oil
8 cloves garlic, minced
3 pounds ground chuck
2 large onions, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
¼ cup all-purpose flour
2 cups dry red wine
2 cups tomato sauce
4 large tomatoes, peeled and chopped
2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
1 ½ teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 ½ teaspoons cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon celery salt
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon dried basil
1 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced

Steps:

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Saute garlic until golden brown. Stir in ground beef, onions and green pepper. Cook until beef is evenly brown, and onions are tender. Stir in flour until smooth. Stir in red wine, tomato sauce, chopped tomatoes, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce and sugar. Season with salt, cayenne pepper, celery salt, oregano and basil. Simmer for 3 hours. Stir in mushrooms at the end of cooking period.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 508.1 calories, Carbohydrate 20.9 g, Cholesterol 80.5 mg, Fat 34.5 g, Fiber 3.8 g, Protein 23.5 g, SaturatedFat 10.2 g, Sodium 847.3 mg, Sugar 11 g