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Sandra Kessler's avatar

Sounds yummy! I love red sauces on my pasta and make some of the best. I’ll give this a try.

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Sandra Kessler's avatar

Loved the virtual meet up. Sorry I had to leave so abruptly. My financial guy called about something important and I had to take care of it. But it was so much fun! Hi level convo. Can’t wait til next month.

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Sim1776's avatar

I like it!! I'll probably substitute some chopped carrots for the sugar and the MSG is out for me.

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Betsy's avatar

Making me hungry even though I just had lunch. I might add some diced celery just for the texture.

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Joanie Higgs's avatar

Will try exactly as written. Tired of my own guesswork and its variable results 🤔

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Josh Slocum's avatar

You never know what kind of post is going to get a paid subscription, and someone just decided to get one because of this recipe. I'll take it, and thank you, kind person!

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Íris Erlingsdóttir's avatar

Thanks Josh! I can't wait to try it!

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Cary Cotterman's avatar

Looks good! Now I'm hungry.

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Lea's avatar

I started using fatty ground beef recently after years of lean, and it is so much tastier. Thanks for sharing your recipe!

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Between Chairs's avatar

That looks like my mom's recipe. I swear we must have some common ancestry or people from similar region in our lineage that our recipes overlap so much. The cheap version my mom taught me out of this is: When you cannot afford the meat, you can go with a can of corned beef instead. I still have a giant scar on my right thumb when I cooked spaghetti sauce at age 13 and sliced my thumb wide open on the sharp can edges.

You just need to adjust the salt content as the corned beef is very very salty.

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Josh Slocum's avatar

I would absolutely make this with tinned corned beef. I like the stuff.

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Between Chairs's avatar

See our palates are related ;-)

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Dave's avatar

Sounds pretty good!

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Sim1776's avatar

Josh, that was amazing. Unfortunately I cannot share pictures in the comments but for the first time in 17 years, my wife LIKED the sauce. I did add thyme and sauteed the onions and garlic first but otherwise I kept to the recipe. Sweet vermouth was added a bit liberally as well (1/2 cup for a double batch). Thank you, sir! A perennial favorite in my house now even if she did make me eat it over farfalle.

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Josh Slocum's avatar

Oh, you liked it! That’s great:) Thank you for telling me.

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Sim1776's avatar

It's amazing and quite healthier than the jar crap. I'm working on quitting the processed food world. This makes spaghetti possible in a reasonable manner with a high quality Italian pasta.

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