I know for some people spaghetti sauce means opening a can of Ragu and heating it up. If that is the case, you obviously didn't grow up at my house. I don't know that I have ever seen my mother open a can of ANYTHING and just serve it up. So, she taught us how to make our own sauce. I am not claiming it is anything to die for, but it is what I crave when I want pasta. So, since I bought 10 pounds of hamburger when I made meatloaf, I whipped up an extra large batch of spaghetti tonight.
At my house, spaghetti sauce is made up of tomato sauce, canned tomatoes blended to a puree, hamburger, mushrooms (canned or fresh, whatever I have on hand), black olive slices, celery, green peppers - roasted or fresh, oregano, basil, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. I wish I could give you some idea of the proportions (I was so aggravated with my mother's recipes that didn't give them when I went to college) but that would be fantasy. I just toss the stuff in until it tastes good and then let is simmer. The batch I made tonight yielded one meal and then three 2.5 cup freezer portions. I just put the sauce in Ziploc bags and am freezing them that way. They take less space in the freezer, and I think they will thaw better since there is more surface area. Anyway, three more meals in the freezer!
At my house, spaghetti sauce is made up of tomato sauce, canned tomatoes blended to a puree, hamburger, mushrooms (canned or fresh, whatever I have on hand), black olive slices, celery, green peppers - roasted or fresh, oregano, basil, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. I wish I could give you some idea of the proportions (I was so aggravated with my mother's recipes that didn't give them when I went to college) but that would be fantasy. I just toss the stuff in until it tastes good and then let is simmer. The batch I made tonight yielded one meal and then three 2.5 cup freezer portions. I just put the sauce in Ziploc bags and am freezing them that way. They take less space in the freezer, and I think they will thaw better since there is more surface area. Anyway, three more meals in the freezer!
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