When baking, follow directions. When cooking, go by your own taste.
Laiko Bahrs
This is an easy, flavorful spaghetti sauce. I'm not able to give exact measurements because I toss things in and it always comes out a little different each time. Sometimes it's so good you can't believe it and other times it's just good. Modify to your own taste.I use a pound of ground turkey or pork
Medium onion coarsely chopped
8 cloves of garlic coarsely chopped
Fennel seed, I put about a palm full in
I saute the first ingredients in olive oil until the meat is browned
Add two cans of diced tomatoes & a can of crushed tomatoes. I put about 1/2 can of water in also.
About a palm full of dried basil (more if using fresh)
I like some bite so I use crushed red pepper too. Use what your taste likes, or not at all.
Salt to taste
I use garlic stuffed olives or dark olives. I'll also use capers.
I let it simmer for 30 -45 minutes. Until it is thick.
Really easy and better than anything you will buy in a jar. And adaptable to individual taste.
9 comments:
olives, you had me until olives :)
Leave them out! Or try capers instead. I started making this when food prices climbed so high. Paying $8.00 for Emeril sauce got to be too much for me. : )
sounds sooo good. going to have to try this one out. i'm an olive fan,:)
christy
Christy, to feed your family I would put at least one more can of crushed tomatoes into the sauce and maybe another can of diced tomatoes. You don't need more meat, as I made it yesterday it was really meaty! Sometimes I use a 1/2 pound of meat, just depends on what I'm looking for. I also make a version of this with fresh tomatoes and then I don't use any meat. I will put red & yellow bell peppers in with it. Very good!
I'm have leftover spaghetti for lunch. : )
Sounds wonderful! I'm not a fan of olives either - I like to eat them as an hors d'oeuvres or as a snack but I don't like them mixed in anything. So, I would use the capers (which I love mixed in just about everything).
This is a very filling, economical and flavorful recipe. Thanks for sharing.
Yums! Thanks for the love on my blog <3 Entertaining sure is motivation. Thanks for helping me find the positive. I been having a tough time with that lately which is unusual.
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Ha! I'm not Martha and I'm the only keeper my horses have, but some of them do get massage and acupuncture!
sounds great--especially with the olives. :-) and red chili flakes. yummy.
I like your new photo. : )
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