Name: Italian Tomato Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: Olive oil - 2 tablespoons; Onion, diced - 1; Chopped celery - ¼ cup; Garlic clove, minced - 1 small; Ground beef - 1 pound; Italian-style stewed tomatoes - 40 ounces; Tomato paste - 2 (6 ounce) cans; Sliced mushrooms, or to taste - 1 (8 ounce) package; Grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste - ½ cup; Parsley - ¼ cup; Salt - 1 ½ teaspoons; White sugar - 1 teaspoon; Ground nutmeg - ¼ teaspoon; Dried oregano - ½ teaspoon; Ground black pepper - ⅛ teaspoon; Baking soda, or to taste - ¼ teaspoon

Ingredients for - Italian Tomato Sauce

1. Olive oil 2 tablespoons

2. Onion, diced 1

3. Chopped celery ¼ cup

4. Garlic clove, minced 1 small

5. Ground beef 1 pound

6. Italian-style stewed tomatoes 40 ounces

7. Tomato paste 2 (6 ounce) cans

8. Sliced mushrooms, or to taste 1 (8 ounce) package

9. Grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste ½ cup

10. Parsley ¼ cup

11. Salt 1 ½ teaspoons

12. White sugar 1 teaspoon

13. Ground nutmeg ¼ teaspoon

14. Dried oregano ½ teaspoon

15. Ground black pepper ⅛ teaspoon

16. Baking soda, or to taste ¼ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Italian Tomato Sauce

1 . Stage

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Sauté onion, celery, and garlic in hot oil until softened, about 5 minutes. Add beef and cook, stirring to break into small chunks, until no longer pink, 5 to 7 minutes more.

2 . Stage

Stir stewed tomatoes and tomato paste with beef mixture until smooth; add mushrooms, Parmesan cheese, parsley, salt, sugar, nutmeg, oregano, and black pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the sauce is flavorful, about 10 minutes.

3 . Stage

Stir baking soda into the sauce. Continue cooking until you can taste a reduction in acidity of the sauce, about 10 minutes more.