Homemade Meat Sauce
This homemade meat sauce combines browned beef, aromatic onion and garlic, crushed tomatoes, and dried herbs in a rich sauce for pasta.
Servings: 6
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Prep: 15 minutes
Total: 1 hour
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 small yellow onion finely diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 28 oz crushed tomatoes
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
Instructions
- Warm the olive oil in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until softened.
- Add the garlic and cook briefly until fragrant.
- Add the ground beef and cook, breaking it into small crumbles, until browned. Drain excess fat if needed.
- Stir in the tomato paste, oregano, basil, salt, and pepper.
- Pour in the crushed tomatoes and stir until combined.
- Bring the sauce to a gentle simmer, then cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until thick and cohesive.
- Taste carefully, adjust seasoning if needed, and serve hot over cooked pasta.