Italian Spaghetti (Meat Sauce)

Ingredients

• ½ 1/2 onion onion
• beef, cut into chunks
• 1 can large can tomatoes
• 1 can tomato paste
• salt and pepper to taste
• 4 whole cloves
• 4 whole allspice
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 red chili pepper
• 1 piece cinnamon bark
• ½ tsp nutmeg
• spaghetti

Method

1. Brown 1/2 onion. Add the beef cut into chunks and brown.
2. Add one large can tomatoes, one can tomato paste, salt and pepper to taste. Add 4 whole cloves, 4 whole allspice, 1 bay leaf, one red chili pepper, a piece of cinnamon bark and 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg.
3. Let cook until the grease comes to the top (about 3 hours).
4. Cook the spaghetti in salted water until al dente (about 20 minutes). Drain. Skim the grease off the sauce and toss with the spaghetti.

Notes

Card labeled "Italian Spaghetti - Surgan".

Original card

The recipe above was transcribed from this scan of Vera’s original card.

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