Mama Palomba's Famous Spaghetti Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 (28 ounce) cans plum tomato puree
• 0.5 pound hot Italian sausage, sliced into bite-sized pieces
• 0.5 pound mild Italian sausage, sliced into bite-sized pieces
• 2 pounds ground chuck
• salt to taste
• ground black pepper to taste
• 1 large onion, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, diced
• 1.5 cups water
• 1 (12 ounce) can tomato paste
• 0.25 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon dried basil, or to taste
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano, or to taste
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley, or to taste

Instructions

1. Gently heat the tomato puree in a large pot over medium-low heat and let it simmer while preparing the other ingredients.
2. In a skillet over medium heat, cook the hot Italian sausage, mild Italian sausage, and ground beef, stirring frequently, until browned and fully cooked, approximately 10 to 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Use a slotted spoon to remove the cooked sausage and ground beef, then transfer them to the simmering tomato puree.
3. Using the same skillet, cook and stir the onion and garlic until the onions turn a light golden brown, about 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer the onion mixture to the meat mixture in the pot.
4. In the same skillet used for the onion mixture, stir together water and tomato paste over low heat until the mixture thickens slightly, approximately 15 minutes. Add this mixture to the sauce in the pot. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese, basil, oregano, and parsley evenly over the sauce, then stir to combine. Simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 3 hours to allow the flavors to meld together beautifully.

Nutrition

• Calories: 216 kcal
• Fat Content: 12 g
• Fiber Content: 3 g
• Sugar Content: 8 g
• Sodium Content: 828 mg
• Protein Content: 14 g
• Cholesterol Content: 37 mg
• Carbohydrate Content: 15 g
• Saturated Fat Content: 5 g
• Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g