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Aunt Lydia's Spaghetti

So close to authentic Italian you won't believe it! Try this recipe for your to experience the run a tell it!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Simmer time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 25 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 6 People

Equipment

  • 1 Dutch oven

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil To saute the vegetables
  • 3 Carrots Peeled, chopped
  • 1 Onion Chopped
  • Garlic
  • 1 lb Ground beef
  • 1 lb Ground pork or Sausage
  • 45 ounce Canned Tomatoes 3 (15 oz) cans diced tomatoes if you have fresh garden tomatoes 1⅓ pound that would be best
  • 6 Fresh basil leaves or ½ teaspoon dried basil
  • 2 tsp Brown sugar
  • 1½ tsp Kosher Salt
  • ½ tsp Pepper
  • 2 Cup Beef Broth
  • 1 lb Spaghetti
  • 1 Large Green Bell Pepper chopped
  • 1 Cloves Garlic Minced
  • 6 ounce Tomato paste [ 1(6 oz) can ]
  • 1½ tsp Oregano
  • ½ tsp Dried thyme
  • 1 Bay leaf

Instructions
 

  • In a dutch oven cook meat, onion,green pepper, and garlic till meat is browned and vegetables are tender. Drain off fat.
  • Stir in un-drained tomatoes, tomato paste, brown sugar, oregano, salt, basil, thyme, and bay leaf.
  • Stir in the water or beef broth. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 1 ½ to 2 hours or till sauce is of desired consistency, stirring occasionally. Remove bay leaf. Serve over hot cooked spaghetti.
  • Oh it's so good.

Notes

This meal will go good with fried chicken or Catfish garlic bread and more.