| I don't know anyone who doesn't like a big bowl of spaghetti topped with a homemade spaghetti sauce. Hi, I'm Chef Jason Hill and today I'm going to share my easy recipe for spaghetti sauce. This spaghetti sauce recipe. This recipe uses ground turkey instead of beef, but vegetarians can omit the meat all together. The recipe calls for one small to medium onion, which is diced. Heat a large stock pot over high heat. Pour in 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil followed by the diced onion. Next, add 1 tablespoon of garlic-shallot puree, or 2 cloves of crushed garlic. Stir. Next, add 1 tablespoon of dried basil leaves. Crush with your fingers as you add the basil. Follow with 1 tablespoon of dried oregano. Stir this for about a minute until the onions soften, then add 1 pound of ground turkey (or beef). Break up the meat as you add it to the pot. Continue to cook the turkey all the way through, then add 1/3 cup of sherry wine. Cook the wine off for about 1 minute. Lately I've been using canned organic tomatoes for this recipe. I've found that they're less acidic and offer a better flavor profile. Finally, add two (28 ounce) cans of crushed tomatoes, followed by 15 ounces tomato sauce and 6 ounces of tomato paste. Add 1 dried bay leaf, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon white pepper. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 1/2 hour, covered, over low heat. After 30 minutes, you'll see the sauce is cooked down. Before you serve, give it a little taste test. If it's still too acidic, add ... |
