Spaghetti With Meat Sauce

Recipe Ingredients

1/4 cup	59ml	Olive oil
1 1/2 lbs	681g / 24oz	Ground beef
1/2 cup	31g / 1.1oz	Onion - finely chopped
2		Garlic - finely chopped
3		Tomato sauce - (8oz)
1		Mushroom stems/pieces - (4oz)
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Green pepper - finely chopped
1/4 cup	59ml	Snipped parsley
2 1/2 teaspoons	12ml	Salt
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Ground pepper
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Sugar
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Dried basil leaves
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Ground oregano
1 cup	237ml	Dry red wine
1		Spaghetti - (16oz)
		Grated parmesan cheese

Recipe Instructions

Heat oil in Dutch oven. Cook and stir beef, onion and garlic in hot oil until beef is light brown; drain off fat. Stir in tomato sauce, mushrooms (with liquid), green pepper, parsley, salt, pepper, sugar, basil and oregano. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, 1 hour.

Stir in wine. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes. Uncover and simmer, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes longer. While sauce is simmering, cook spaghetti as directed on package; drain but do not rinse. Pour meat sauce over hot spaghetti. Servewith cheese.

Source:
Evan Kleiman and Viana La Place, Cucina Rustica

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