Ellie's Pasta Night!

We are digging deep into the movie vault during this time of sheltering at home. The past few nights we have watched Godfather I and II. Fan favorite was the first. Ellie wanted to celebrate our cinematic experience with a great classic homemade Italian meal.

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Classic Red Sauce with Beef

This is a good staple recipe from Noni.

Ingredients

1 onion

2 cloves garlic

1lb ground beef

1 can tomato paste

1/2 cup water

1 twig rosemary leaves (1 tsp)

2 cans tomato diced tomatoes

Preparation

• In a sauté pan add a tablespoon of olive oil and heat. Add onions until transparent and then add garlic and sauté one minute longer

• In large Dutch oven, sauté beef in 1 tablespoon of warm vegetable oil until well done and then drain some of fat

• Add the onion and garlic mixture, parsley, and rosemary

• Add paste, tomatoes and water

• Simmer for 45 minutes

• Cook spaghetti noodles and add sauce and grated parmesan cheese

thank you robyn & dane!