Pasta and Pasta Sauce Recipes
Neapolitan Spaghetti Sauce
Yield: sauce for 1 pound of spaghetti.
Ingredients
- 2 onions, sliced thin
- 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, mashed
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 2 pounds finely ground beef
- 3 cups tomato juice
- 1 1/2 cups tomato puree
- 1 can tomato paste
- 4 jalapeno peppers, chopped
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 12 stuffed green olives, sliced
Instructions
- Brown onions, green bell pepper and garlic. Add meat and brown slowly.
- Heat tomato juice, puree, tomato paste and add 1 can drained mushrooms, if desired.
- Add meat mixture, jalapenos, salt, pepper, sugar and 1 bay leaf. Simmer for 2 1/2 to 3 hours until thickened.
- Remove bay leaf. Simmer 10 minutes longer.
- Serve with spaghetti, and top with Parmesan cheese.
Notes
It tastes even better if made the day before and allowed to stand.