Spaghetti Sauce (The Best)

Name: Spaghetti Sauce (The Best)
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 3 h 15 min
Total time: 3 h 55 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lb (675 g) sweet or spicy Italian sausage (ideally a mixture of both), casing removed; 1 1/2 lb (675 g) lean ground beef; 1/4 cup (60 ml) olive oil; 1 to 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) crushed red pepper flakes; 3 onions, finely chopped; 4 carrots, peeled and diced; 4 stalks celery, diced; 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 1 can 5 1/2 oz (156 ml) tomato paste; 2 cans 28 oz (796 ml) diced Italian tomatoes; 2 cans 28 oz (796 ml) tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes with purée; 2 cups (500 ml) beef broth; 2 teaspoons (10 ml) dried oregano; 2 to 3 cloves; Salt and pepper

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Preparation 40 MIN

Cooking 3 H 15 MIN
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Looking for an Italian-inspired meat sauce for your spaghetti? This homemade recipe is the absolute best.

Ingredients
Preparation

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb (675 g) sweet or spicy Italian sausage (ideally a mixture of both), casing removed
1 1/2 lb (675 g) lean ground beef
1/4 cup (60 ml) olive oil
1 to 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) crushed red pepper flakes
3 onions, finely chopped
4 carrots, peeled and diced
4 stalks celery, diced
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 can 5 1/2 oz (156 ml) tomato paste
2 cans 28 oz (796 ml) diced Italian tomatoes
2 cans 28 oz (796 ml) tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes with purée
2 cups (500 ml) beef broth
2 teaspoons (10 ml) dried oregano
2 to 3 cloves
Salt and pepper

Preparation

In a large saucepan, brown the meat in 30 ml (2 tablespoons) of the oil, half at a time, with the red pepper flakes. Add oil, if needed. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside in a bowl.
In the same saucepan, soften the onions, carrots, celery, and garlic in the remaining oil. Season with salt and pepper. Add the tomato paste and cook for 1 minute over high heat.
Add the meat, tomatoes, tomato sauce, broth, oregano, and cloves. Bring to a boil and simmer gently, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pan regularly, for about 3 hours or until it thickens. Serve over the pasta of your choice.

Note

Add fresh tomatoes?
Even if the period of abundance is upon us, you will not get the same result with peeled and seeded fresh tomatoes than with canned tomatoes, which are much softer.