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maud's Notes:
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1 pound
ground beef
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6 ounces
can of tomato paste
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1 teaspoon
garlic powder
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1 teaspoon
onion powder
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1 tablespoon
dried basil
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1 pinch
oregano
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Brown the beef over low to medium heat, breaking gently apart with a wooden spoon.
Ask the hotline about this step!While the meat is browning, add the onion and garlic powder.
Ask the hotline about this step!Drain the fat from the beef by tipping the pan over an old can for disposal (or the sink drain if no one is looking-- I did not say that).
Ask the hotline about this step!Add the tomato paste and then 2 (tomato paste) cans of tap water and heat to a simmer.
Ask the hotline about this step!Add the basil, oregano and curry powder.
Ask the hotline about this step!Taste it and see if it needs a little black pepper.
Ask the hotline about this step!Simmer for another 10 minutes and serve over spaghetti with grated parmesan cheese.
Ask the hotline about this step!there's salt in there somewhere...in my rendition, I add salt when I add the tomato, but am careful to under season and add some later if it needs it....
Arthur (my brother, a better cook than me, and so a fellow expert) brings up a good point-- salt depends on the brand of tomato paste you use. If your tomato paste is salty, don't add any; if it's not, go ahead and salt to taste. The brands vary wildly in sodium content. Thanks, Arthur!
I love the addition of curry powder and am going to try it immediately!
Sounds delicious. I'm going to try it myself!
I make a meatless version of this also-- using Pomi strained tomatoes, sauteed fresh garlic and shallots, and fresh basil-- adapted from a Marcella Hazan recipe which my husband taught me when we first got married (almost 20 years ago)-- but with Mom's curry powder. It's "fresher" but it's not as quick to make, and it's just not Oma's meat sauce.