I find this to be the most perfect and delicious meat sauce to accompany my al dente spaghetti noodles. Keep in mind that I naturally do not use measuring utensils for my cooking. You will get the hang of it and you will get better over time. And remember, it is easy to add some salt and pepper to a bland dish but it is very hard to impossible to take it back out of a dish.
1lbs ground beef
1 small onion (about the size of a large egg), finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced or crushed
1/2 cup carrots, shredded (I'd recommend to use baby carrots)
1/2 cup dry red wine or cooking wine
3oz tomato paste, plain
28 oz can crushed tomatoes, plain
1/2 tsp all season salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp curry
1/2 to 1 tsp of italian seasoning
bouillon cubes to taste
3 Tbs Olive Oil
1.) heat the olive oil in a large pot and add all season salt, pepper and curry. Let the dry seasonings cook in the hot oil for about 30 seconds so that the curry can develope it's full flavor. Do not let it burn! Now add the beef, stir a few times so that the seasoning get's mix in and cook until well browned
2.) when the meat is browned add the onions, carrots, garlic and cook for about 3 more minutes
3.) add Italian seasoning, red wine, tomato paste and crushed tomatoes, turn stove on low and let simmer for at least 1 hour
4.) after 1 hour of simmering and combining it's flavor give it a taste sample. You may now add bouillon cubes to get the desired flavor or level of saltyness. Sometimes I need 2 cubes and other times it's perfect without having to add bouillon cubes at all.
5.) makes about 6-8 servings
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