Spaghetti Sauce
You’d never know there are over 10 cups of veggies hiding in this recipe. Finely chopped in the food processor, the vegetables are mixed with sausage meat and fresh tomatoes (or canned, depending on the season). This is our ideal ratio of ingredients, but feel free to play around with the veggies you have on […]
Ingredients
- 4 ½ lb (2 kg) lean ground pork
- ½ cup (125 ml) white wine
- 4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 tsp crushed fennel seeds
- salt
- 12 cloves garlic, chopped
- 6 tbsp (90 ml) olive oil
- 6 stalks celery, cut into pieces
- 4 onions, quartered
- 4 carrots, cut into pieces
- 4 coloured bell peppers, seeded and cut into large pieces
- 3 zucchini, cut into pieces
- ½ lb (225 g) white mushrooms
- 1 can (5.5 oz/156 ml) tomato paste
- 11 lb (5 kg) fresh plum tomatoes, blanched, peeled and diced
- 14 cups (3.5 litres) tomato juice
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 ½ cups (90 g) panko or regular bread crumbs
- Pepper
Instructions
- In a large bowl, with your hands, thoroughly combine the pork, wine, spices, salt and half the garlic. Season with pepper.
- In a large non-stick skillet, cook one-quarter of the pork at a time in 1 tbsp (15 ml) of the oil, crumbling the meat with the back of a spoon, until golden brown and well-cooked. Set aside.
- In a food processor, finely chop, one vegetable at a time, the celery, onions, carrots, bell peppers, zucchini and mushrooms.
- In a very large pot over medium heat, soften the vegetables in ¼ cup (60 ml) of the oil for about 30 minutes or until the liquid has evaporated.
- Meanwhile, in a skillet, cook the remaining garlic in the remaining oil (1 tbsp/15 ml) for 1 minute. Add the tomato paste and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Transfer to the pot with the vegetables. Add the tomatoes, tomato juice, oregano, bay leaves and cooked meat. Bring to a boil and let simmer for 2 hours and 30 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add the bread crumbs and continue cooking for 30 minutes. Adjust the seasoning (see note).
You’d never know there are over 10 cups of veggies hiding in this recipe. Finely chopped in the food processor, the vegetables are mixed with sausage meat and fresh tomatoes (or canned, depending on the season). This is our ideal ratio of ingredients, but feel free to play around with the veggies you have on hand.