Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 1097kcal
Equipment
- A large cooking pot
- Knife, Measuring spoon
- Wooden spoon
Ingredients
- 428- ounce cans of San Marzano plum tomatoes blender pulsed or hand crushed
- 1 pound ground beef
- 16- ounce can of tomato paste
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ cup of olive oil
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 onion diced medium size
- ½ tsp sugar
- 1 cup red wine
Instructions
- Heat a large pot on medium-high heat and add in the olive oil, onion, and ground beef.
- Cook the mixture until the beef is fully cooked and browned.
- Add in the salt, pepper, sugar, and tomato paste and cook for 3-4 minutes more or until everything is combined.
- Reduce the heat to a low setting and add in the plum tomatoes. Let it simmer for about 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
- Once the sauce is cooked, you can add in the red wine and let it cook for an additional hour until it has reduced by half.
- Taste the sauce and adjust the seasoning if desired.
- Serve over your favorite pasta or as a side for other dishes like lasagna, eggplant parmesan, or pizza. Enjoy.
Notes
• If you prefer a thicker sauce, feel free to add a few tablespoons of tomato paste.
• If you want to add some heat to the sauce, you can add some red pepper flakes.
• You can also substitute ground turkey or ground pork for the ground beef in this recipe.
• For a richer flavor, you can add a few tablespoons of olive oil.
• This sauce freezes beautifully, so feel free to make a large batch and freeze it for future use.
• If you don’t have red wine, you can substitute an equal amount of beef broth.
• If you want to add some heat to the sauce, you can add some red pepper flakes.
• You can also substitute ground turkey or ground pork for the ground beef in this recipe.
• For a richer flavor, you can add a few tablespoons of olive oil.
• This sauce freezes beautifully, so feel free to make a large batch and freeze it for future use.
• If you don’t have red wine, you can substitute an equal amount of beef broth.
Nutrition
Calories: 1097kcal
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