Iowa Spaghetti Sauce
When we were young, we looked forward to visiting my Aunt Anita in Muscatine, Iowa. She always had this ready for us when we arrived. We fought over the mushrooms so, over time, she added up to three times the amount of mushrooms called for!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
- Yield: 8 1x
- Category: Sauces
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 4 cloves garlic
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 1/2 cup water
- Salt (to taste)
- 1 large onion (finely chopped)
- 3 (15 ounce() cans tomato sauce
- 1/4 cup cider vinegar
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 cup finely chopped celery
- 3 (6.5 ounce) cans mushrooms (drained)
Instructions
- Brown garlic in 1 tablespoon salad oil; discard garlic.
- Add ground beef and water and cook.
- When the meat is half done, add the onions and cook until done.
- Add the remaining ingredients, except the mushrooms, and cook until thick, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
- Add mushrooms when thick.
- Serve over spaghetti!
Find it online: https://simplygreatrecipes.com/iowa-spaghetti-sauce/