Spaghetti Sauce
About This Recipe
“was given to me by father in law.. he was a cook and was proud of his recipes and his cooking … this recipe was cook and serve by my husband at the fire station as he was a fireman …this is a great recipe and also cook for the captain for his promotion… also freezes great…”
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Reviews
“Best sauce ever!! Absolutely loved it.”
“FANTASTIC!!!I used diced tomatoes instead of crushed tomatoes since that’s what I had in my cupboard and it still turned out excellent!!!The one other change I made was doubling the brown sugar [personal preference of course].Definitely a 5-star recipe!!!TY for posting Ann Hugo!!! :D”
“This was a nice basic sauce, but I had to add huge amounts of seasonings to bring it ‘up to snuff’.Given the quantities of meat and tomatoes, 1/4 tsp. of this and 1/4 tsp. of that was simply undetectable.”
“This was sensational.My family loved it.I didn’t have the ground chuck or lean pork so i used what I had in my freezer which was a lb of ground turkey and 1 lb. of ground pork.It was so good I can’t wait to have it again for lunch, and to freeze some for those busy days.It had such a sweet flavor to it, and very very meaty which is what my hubby liked.Thanks for posting this, will be making this one again.”
“Great sauce with plenty of meat.The only changes I made were to substitue red wine for the water, and I reduced the amount of salt.This was very good and the flavor was even better the next day.I froze the leftovers to use in the future.”
“thanks, this was just exactly what we were looking for”
“This has become our new favorite spaghetti sauce recipe!I substituted merlot for the water and only added 1 can of tomato paste, but other than that, stuck to the recipe.The family loved it and when we are looking for a change from meatballs with are noodles, I’ll be making this again!Thanks for the recipe!”
“This is a delish sauce! I doubled the recipe so I could freeze a ton and I’m so glad I did. You can eat this sauce without the spaghetti. I did wine instead of water but I kept everything else the same. Thank you for posting this one! I’m going to post a picture tomorrow.”
“I just made it sans simmer time (I couldn’t wait), and I tried it out on some French bread.Very wonderful, but just a tad salty.I’ll reduce that just a bit next time.Excellent.”
“I made this sauce yesterday, had a wonderful dinner and froze the rest for other dinners, made a second batch today because it was so good!!!! I will freeze it into dinners for the winter. I used my own tomatoes from the garden and sausage instead of pork, but otherwise exactly the same. It is an excellent recipe. Thank you. Sue H.”
“Great! Wonderful! I made this recipe for 15 person dinner. I left out the water,oil,and butter.Pureed my own tomatoes in the amount called for. Used ground turkey and deer sausage for the meat( rinsing meat after browned) and added a dab more spice than called for. This is a keeper. Thank you, ann!”
“I agree. 5 star sauce. I also work at a fire station and found this site while looking for a good meal to cook. This was an easy meal to prepare for the masses. I doubled the recipe to feed 9 hungry firefighters, normal serving sizes don’t apply here! I used all fresh herbs, and used canned tomatoes, not from concentrate (no water added). I also doubled the brown sugar to make it a little bit sweeter. I can’t wait to try it this summer with garden fresh tomatoes.”
“I reserve a “5-Star” rating for a recipe that is beyond excellent in it’s category.This sauce is outstanding.I have made it twice and I think the flavor is remarkable.This is a GREAT spaghetti sauce.I am not normally a cook who follows a recipe to a “T” but I do follow this one.The measurements are accurate, the cook time is perfect, everything about this recipe works.Thank you for finally giving me a recipe that can stand up to my mom’s spaghetti.The only change I made is that I use my Braun hand-mixer on the sauce once it is finished cooking.I have very picky eaters and this hides all of the delicious vegetables that give the sauce it’s superb taste.Thank you, Ann!!!”
“Wow! my family thought that it was restaurant quality !”
“If there is a better spaghetti sauce than this one on the planet, I’ve never had it! I thought that I had a great spaghetti sauce but this one makes mine run off into a corner and “skweak”! I made a few changes, not to make it “better” (it could hardly BE better), but just more to suit my tastes. MY changes: Italian sausage instead of regular ground pork (I get the fennel that way); 8 cloves of garlic; substituted dry red wine for the water. That’s it.Next time, just as an experiment, I will add sliced black olives and sliced fresh mushrooms.Ann, you’re father-in-law should have a huge shrine erected to his honor in Rome — thank you so much for this fine recipe!big pat.”
“This was great, NO substitutions. Thanks.”
“Great spaghetti sauce, I actually enjoyed eating it in a bowl with a spoon, sans pasta.I agree with another reviewer, it’s hard not to play around with a spaghetti sauce recipe–I substituted ground beef for the pork, added another 1/2 cup water, 1/2 lb. sliced mushrooms, doubled the oregano and basil, and a tablespoon of balsamic vinegar.I also put in 1 and 1/2 teaspoons of salt, rather than 1 tbsp.All these minor changes reflect personal choices –Ann, I kept thinking of your father-in-law, and hoping he didn’t mind!My whole family rated it highly! Thanks a lot for sharing! “
“A very good pasta sauce thank you. I used red wine instead of the water, and a carrot instead of the green pepper. I had to dice my own pork small, rather than using the ground like you asked for. I poured off as much oil and liquid as I couldat the end of step 3 to reduce the fat. This was excellent and will get made again.”
“Spaghetti sauce recipes are not easy to follow.Too much temptation to add to them.I did, but just because of personal taste.I added a small can of sliced black olives, 1/4 cup red wine (merlot), and white sugar vice brown.At this house it was perfect.Thanks for a versatile recipe.”