Thomson’s Meaty Spaghetti Sauce

Servings

18 Quarts

Prep time

1

hour 
Cooking time

3

hours 
Total time

4

hours 

Ingredients

  • 8 pound extra lean ground beef

  • 1 stalk celery small diced

  • 3 pound yellow onions, small diced

  • 2 pound baby carrots, small diced

  • 5-8 garlic bulbs, chopped (not minced)

  • 8 can diced tomatoes ((28 oz / 769 ml) ) or 2 GIANT cans

  • 8 cups of beef broth

  • 3 can tomato paste ((12 oz / 369 ml) )

  • 8 can tomato sauce ((24 oz / 680 ml) )

  • 4 can tomato soup

  • 1 Jar Heinz chili sauce

  • 1/3 cup dried oregano

  • 1/3 cup dried rosemary

  • 1/3 cup dried dried thyme

  • 1/2 cup gochugaru (Korean dried chilies – not crazy hot)

Directions

  • In a LARGE stock pot, add oil, onions, carrots, celery and salt
  • Saute till onions begin to sweat, then add garlic
  • Saute for another 5 minutes, add the herbs and seasonings
  • Add all tomato products and beef broth
  • Break up the meats and add them to to cool pot of sauce
  • Simmer for 2-3 hours, and enjoyt!

Notes

  • This make almost 75 cups of sauce, that’s a lot of sauce.
  • That said, I have a baguette beside the stove that I tear pieces off and dunk in the sauce as I snack and sample all day long. 
  • If not for my kids, I would also add a good 5 pounds of sliced mushrooms in there
  • I use my food processor to chop the veggies. A few pulses get sit just right.