Café Di Napoli Spaghetti Sauce
(from SallyV’s recipe box)
An old fashioned recipe from a Minneapolis restaurant that opened in 1938 and closed in 2005. It was where I learned to “twirl” my pasta back in the ’50’s.
Source: Café Di Napoli
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 90 minutes
Categories: Pasta
Ingredients
- 1/4 C. oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 2 (6oz) cans tomato paste
- 5-1/2 C. water
- 2 t. salt
- 1/2 t. pepper
- 1-1/2 t. sugar
- 1 bay leaf
Directions
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Sauté the onion and garlic in oil until translucent. Add beef and cook until done. Add remaining ingredients and simmer 1½ hours stirring occasionally.