Traditional Ragu Meat Sauce

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4.75 from 8 votes

Easy homemade Ragu Sauce - meaty and full of flavour just like Nonna makes!

Prep Time20

Cook Time3

Total Time3 20

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: Pasta Sauce Recipe, Ragu Meat Sauce, Ragu sauce recipe, Traditional Ragu Sauce

Servings: servings

Calories: 290kcal

Author: Alisa Infanti

Ingredients

100 oz crushed tomatoes
1 ½ lbs lean ground beef
3 cloves garlic minced
1 large yellow onion minced
1 tbsp olive oil
3 tbsp fresh basil finely chopped
¼ cup fresh parsley finely chopped
3 tbsp dried oregano
1 tsp sugar

Instructions

Add crushed tomatoes to a heavy bottomed stock pot.
In a pan cook ground beef thoroughly breaking up into small pieces. When done drain the fat and add to stock pot.
Add olive oil to the same pan and heat on medium-low. Add the onions and garlic and sautee until the onions become translucent. Add to stock pot.
Add parsley, basil, oregano and sugar to stock pot. Stir well. Cover slightly and simmer on low for 2-3 hours or until sauce reduces to the consistency you prefer.
Serve or store in fridge when completely cooked in sealed containers until a later date. Freeze for up to 3 months.

Notes

This recipe is for a large batch of sauce that I make to store for 3 additional family meals. I usually use 2-3 cups of sauce for 1 bag of spaghetti for the family which usually provides some leftovers for lunch. Then I split the remaining sauce about 6 cups between 2 containers and store in the freezer to make at another time.

The serving size is based the sauce for this pot of spaghetti being shared between 4 people. The nutritional info does not include the pasta.

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