Pasta Bolognese Sauce

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This is a recipe for pasta with traditional beef sauce. This sauce goes well with Pappardelle pasta or as a sauce for lasagna.

Ingredients

  1. Plain tomatoe sauce - 425 gm
  2. Diced Tomatoes - 411 gm
  3. Tomato Paste - 170 gm
  4. Yellow Onions - 2
  5. Garlic - 6 Cloves
  6. Berbere - 1.5 Tsp
  7. Olive Oil - 1/3 Cup
  8. Soffrito seasoning (dried onions, tomato flakes, seasalt, dried garlic, chili pepper, parsley, red pepper, rosemary, sage)
  9. Onion Powder
  10. Garlic Powder
  11. Black pepper
  12. Salt
  13. Ground Beef - 1 pound

Directions

  1. Put cast iron pot on low-med heat
  2. Add olive oil when it gets hot
  3. Add the Onions and saute till they are soft
  4. Add Berbere and saute for a bit
  5. Add beef and mix it well so there are no clumps
  6. Start oven at 375
  7. Add garlic cloves and sautee for a bit
  8. Add Soffrito seasoning, onion and garlic powder, black pepper and salt and saute for a bit
  9. Add tomato paste and saute till its loose and creamy
  10. Add diced tomatoes and sautee for a bit
  11. Add tomato sauce and sautee until it starts sputtering
  12. Cover and put in oven
  13. Let cook in oven for another 30-40 minutes till you get desired result.
  14. Every 10-15 minutes, take out from oven, stir sauce and put it back.