Spaghetti Meat Sauce
User Reviews
4.7
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
1 hr 20 mins
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Total Time
1 hr 35 mins
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Servings
3
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Calories
593 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Japanese
Spaghetti Meat Sauce
Description
Spaghetti Meat Sauce combines half a pound of ground beef and a quarter pound of ground pork cooked with minced onion, carrot, and celery. Garlic slices and halved bay leaf lend aroma as olive oil heats. The sauce simmers with red wine, whole canned tomatoes broken up by spoon, vegetable stock, and sliced button mushrooms. Careful skimming of scum clarifies the sauce during the roughly hour-long simmer until the liquid reduces substantially. Butter is stirred in near the end to add richness.
The resulting sauce is hearty and meaty with softened vegetables and a savory tomato base. The red wine imparts complexity while the mushrooms add texture. Cooking uncovered on medium-low heat concentrates flavors and thickens the sauce to cling well to spaghetti noodles.
This meat sauce is suitable as a classic spaghetti topping served with grated Parmesan and chopped parsley garnish. It can also complement other pasta shapes or be incorporated into baked pasta dishes where a rich meat sauce is desired.
Ingredients
- ½ lb ground beef
- ¼ lb ground pork
- 3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic (sliced)
- 1 bay leaf (cut in half)
- 1 onion (minced)
- 1 carrot (minced)
- 1 rib celery (minced)
- 1 cup red wine
- 1 can tomato 28 oz, 794 g, including juices, whole
- 2 cups vegetable stock or broth
- 8 button mushrooms (sliced)
- 2 Tbsp butter unsalted
- kosher salt Diamond Crystal brand
- black pepper freshly ground
For Serving
- parsley (finely chopped, for garnish)
- Parmesan Cheese grated, Parmigiano-Reggiano or Parmesan
Instructions
- Gather all the ingredients.
- In a large skillet, heat 3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil on medium heat and cook 2 cloves garlic (sliced) and 1 bay leaf (cut in half) until fragrant.
- Add 1 onion (minced), 1 carrot (minced), and 1 rib celery (minced). Sauté until golden brown.
- Add ½ lb ground beef and ¼ lb ground pork. Break into pieces with wooden spoon.
- Add 1 cup red wine and let it simmer until the alcohol is evaporated (no longer a strong wine smell).
- Add 1 can whole tomato and break up into small pieces with a wooden spoon. Add 2 cups vegetable stock/broth and 8 button mushrooms (sliced).
- Using a fine-mesh strainer, skim off the scum and foam on the surface. This process is important to achieve a refined taste. Prepare a bowl or measuring cup filled with water to clean the sieve as you skim.
- Cook the sauce, uncovered, on medium-low heat until the liquid is almost evaporated, about for 1 hour. Stir once in a while to make sure the ingredients do not stick to the bottom of the skillet. When you can draw a line on the bottom of the pan with a spatula, it‘s done. Toward the end of cooking, boil a pot of water and cook the spaghetti (or pasta of your choice).
- Add 2 Tbsp unsalted butter and stir to combine. Season the sauce with Diamond Crystal kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste (make sure you taste it. Don‘t be shy on salt as you will serve the sauce with pasta). Serve the meat sauce on spaghetti and garnish with chopped parsley. Top the dish with grated Parmigiano-Reggiano or Parmesan cheese at the table. Enjoy!
To Store
- You can keep the leftovers in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 3–4 days or in the freezer for 2 months.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 3Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 593 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 593kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 22g | 44% |
| Fat | 45g | 69% |
| Saturated Fat | 16g | 80% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 22g | 110% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 101mg | 34% |
| Sodium | 112mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 777mg | 17% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 3794IU | 76% |
| Vitamin C | 8mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 58mg | 6% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.7
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