Hey girls...It's feed my family FRIDAY! YAY!! Okay this week was a little scattered for me, so I didn't get around to making a meal. I know. Trust me I feel awful about it, but I did remember an awesome recipe I shared awhile back.
This repost is for my foodie friend Lenina. She can whip up everything, but a homemade tomato sauce. After this post there will be no stopping her! You all are getting a top secret Italian family tomato sauce recipe that my Minnesota bestie Kristine shared with me. This is huge! Grab a pen. Schedule in some hours, and get some storage containers because this recipe is SO WORTH THE EFFORT! And once you do it you'll have lots of sauce to last you a really nice long time:)
**Things to note when looking at this. I miss my Kristine! Waaaa and I miss my hairgirl Brie:( The bangs were kind of fun. I want a redo. What do you think???
This is a rare occurrence...pay attention;) I don't do the recipe sharing thing very often. Cooking is just NOT my thing, but I do like eating and my friend Kristine is Italian and makes THE best sauce. We're talking finger lickin' good, so I asked her to come over and help me make up a batch and thought you might like to see how it's done.
We cooked it all in one big pot. So it was easy peasy clean up. The first step is to put 2 tbs extra virgin olive oil in the pot and brown 1 pound ground hamburger and 1 pound mild Italian sausage. Add 1/2 a finely chopped onion and cook VERY well until the meat is completely browned and the onion is translucent.
Next add a heaping spoonful of minced garlic and season with salt and pepper.
Next add in your sauces. This is what I had, but if you are going to the store buy 2 large cans of crushed tomatoes (if you can't find it you can use 2 cans sauce instead). Then buy 1 large can of tomato sauce and 1 large can of puree. Add this to your pot of cooked meat.
Then take a knife tip of baking soda and add to the simmering pot. It cuts the acid.
Add 1/4 cup white sugar. Season again with some salt and pepper.
Finally add 1 tablespoon or so of Italian seasoning. Make sure the sauce gets bubbly and then cover and turn it down to low. I had mine all the way down and it was still simmering. Simmer for 2 hours...stirring occasionally. Then cool for an hour and divide into containers. It makes maybe 3-4 storage containers worth to freeze for later. It is THE best sauce. Perfect combination of savory and sweet. LOVE it!!!
Okay girlies...I really hope you link up. Let's feed those poor starving family members...ha;)
Have an awesome weekend.
428. no more dust bunnies
429. spare room all ready for my folks
430. no school on Monday...yay!
431. a free bookshelf
432. a friend to go grocery shopping with
431. a free bookshelf
432. a friend to go grocery shopping with
433. blogging friends who make me feel almost worthy of all their kind words
16 comments so far...:
Becky, just for the record, you are cute anyway you cut it. ~smile~
The sauce looks wonderful and what fun to share cooking with a friend.
Always a joy to stop by. Happy weekend to you!
Maybe it's pasta for dinner tonight. :)
well, i'm certain your hair always looks good. and you, YOU can rock bangs. i loved yours. you almost made me want some... until i remembered 7th grade and realized bangs and i just don't work. but bangs seem to like you a lot! : )
i need to make this... i meant to the first time you posted then i got lazy.
have a good weekend, my dear!
You are so pretty : ) and so is your friend.
Just put my mega easy soup on- yum yum. Rx
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You can rock the bangs some of us can't like me, this sauce looks good this is on my cooking bucket list to "put up some sauce".
looks delicious! and tonight is a pasta night, so i am making it. holla!
enjoy your friday, pretty lady.
I'm pinning it so I'll have it for future use....
happy weekend, becky!!!
speaking of friday meals, I have to get mine in the crockpot!!!!
Ahhh! My comment went away. Stupid blogger.
Love you with and with out bangs. You're just a cutie pie.
GIve your parents a squeeze for me!
love ya!
Becky did you drain the grease from the meat(s)- onion combo?
Julie
Julie...Yep I'm sure I would have drained the grease.
mmmmmm. i remember the first time you posted this. i love homeade sauce. so much better than the jar. SOOO much better!!!
xo
I remember this recipe
because of the baking
soda, just like I add to
my tomato-orange soup
recipe that your family
hates and you love : )
As a matter of fact,
I made it just this week.
Hopefully you will get
to cook up something
wonderful with your
mama, this weekend.
Enjoy and bon apetit!
xx Suzanne
yum yum! you are so fun. i don't like cooking, either, honestly, but i love eating. funny, what with my ED past, but i truly do. and i am so, so grateful for your encouragement and your prayers becky. it means so much to me right now. thank you. xoxo
oh how i want some sauce..right now!
I am exhausted and don't cook anymore. In fact I just took the kids out for Chinese buffet..gosh we
are eating crappy
anyway - I am pinning this so when the desire to cook DOES come back..I know where to go:)
happy Sunday friend
xo
I have wanted to try this for so long...making my own. Thanks for sharing this...and I'm so happy to know you don't always cook.I'm not alone! ;)
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