The Best Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

Ingredients

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Onions

  Raw

  2 cup, chopped or 320g

• Garlic

  Raw

  5 cloves, minced or 15g

• Ground turkey

  Poultry food products, raw

  2 lb or 907g

• Red bell pepper

  Sweet, raw

  1 medium or 119g

• Tomato paste

  Canned, without salt added

  1 can (6 oz) or 170g

• Salt

  Table

  1 tsp or 6g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 tsp or 2g

• Oregano

  Spices, dried

  3 tsp, ground or 5g

• Basil

  Spices, dried

  3 tsp, ground or 4g

• Thyme

  Spices, dried

  1 ½ tsp, ground or 2g

• Tomatoes

  Red, ripe, cooked, stewed

  28 oz or 794g

• Tomatoes

  Crushed, canned

  3 ¾ can (15 oz) or 1.59kg

• Mushrooms

  Chanterelle, raw

  227g

• Beef Stock

  Swanson Broth

  1 ½ cup or 340g

• Bay leaf

  Spices

  7g

• Balsamic vinegar

  2 tbsp or 32g

Directions

1. In a large pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add 1 cup of the chopped onions, and saute until translucent and slightly browned, 3-4 minutes. Add garlic, and cook, stirring constantly for a minute or so.
2. Add beef, and cook, breaking into small pieces, until it is no longer pink, 6-7 minutes. Drain excess grease.
3. In a blender or food processor, blend remaining 1 cup onion and the red pepper until smooth. Pour the mixture into the pot with the beef and onions.
4. Add the tomato paste, salt, pepper, oregano, basil and thyme, and cook for 1 minute, stirring until combined.
5. Add diced tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, mushrooms (if using), beef broth, and sugar. Stir until combined before adding the bay leaves.
6. Bring the sauce to a boil, and then reduce to low and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Stir in the balsamic vinegar and let the sauce rest for 10-15 minutes (for the flavor to absorb) before serving.
7. Recipe by: Mel's Kitchen Cafe (source: https://www.melskitchencafe.com/homemade-spaghetti-sauce-perfected/)