THE BEST PASTA SAUCE RECIPE

THE BEST PASTA SAUCE RECIPE

So, who doesn’t love pasta?

Hi guys,  I am so excited to be able to share with you this recipe. I have been making this pasta sauce for quite some time now and after lots of tweaking, it’s a keeper. The best part of this recipe is that I use an array of spices which makes it rich and tasty and you can use it in so many other dishes, lasagna, sloppy joes, chilli and it’s also good to freeze. I call it the best pasta sauce because once you taste it, you will definitely agree with me. So let’s get started, this is the best pasta sauce recipe.

The best pasta sauce recipe

 

Ingredients

  • 500gms minced beef
  • 2 onions
  • 6 cloves of garlic
  • A thumb of ginger
  • Olive oil
  • Salt
  • Tomato paste
  • 700mls Passatta
  • A bunch of coriander

Spices

  • Garam masala
  • Cumin
  • Paprika
  • Coriander powder
  • Curry Powder
  • Italian seasoning
  • 1 Beef bouillon cube
  • Black pepper

METHOD

  • Chop up your onions into medium sized, crash the garlic and ginger and set them aside.
  • In a pan, on medium heat, put 2 tablespoons of olive oil and put the onions, stir for a while until they become tender.

THE BEST PASTA SAUCE RECIPE

  • Once that is done, take your meat and drop it in and stir until it is partially cooked.

THE BEST PASTA SAUCE RECIPE

  • Now, put your garlic and ginger and stir to mix it up altogether.

THE BEST PASTA SAUCE RECIPE

  • Then it’s now time to make it come alive with the spices, a teaspoon each of all the spices except the black pepper.

THE BEST PASTA SAUCE RECIPE

  • Give it a good stir to make the spices get into the meat.

THE BEST PASTA SAUCE RECIPE

  • Then take 2 tablespoons of tomato paste and bouillon cube and put in the meat and stir it up.

THE BEST PASTA SAUCE RECIPE

  • Now it’s time for your passatta, pour it in and add a quarter cup of water too make it a bit more saucy, then put a teaspoon of sugar to cut the tomato acidity a bit.

THE BEST PASTA SAUCE RECIPE

  • Cover it up to simmer for a few minutes, while you chop up your coriander and set aside.

THE BEST PASTA SAUCE RECIPE

  • After some time, stir and add salt and black pepper to taste and put a tablespoon of Italian seasoning, then stir and cover.

THE BEST PASTA SAUCE RECIPE

  • Once it has reduced to your liking, take it off the heat and add your coriander then mix it altogether.

THE BEST PASTA SAUCE RECIPE

  • After that, you are done, all you have to do is make your pasta,serve and enjoy. Sprinkle some parmesan to make it even more delicious.

THE BEST PASTA SAUCE RECIPE

NOTE:You can substitute beef for turkey and canned tomatoes for the passatta and this recipe makes a lot of sauce, which you can easily freeze and use it again during the week and makes it perfect when it comes to meal planning and freezer meals. To find how to save money and how to be organised, find here and here.

What did you think about it?

Do try it out and I hope you like it as much as I do. If you have any questions about this recipe, feel free to comment below and if you did try it or any other of my recipes, I will be very happy to hear about it. What are your favourite pasta sauces?


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34 Comments

  1. My pasta recipe is very similar to this one actually. Guess our mothers have similar taste^^ I try cutting down on meat and am exprimenting with vegan alternatives^^

  2. Oh wow, I bet the kitchen smells amazing when you make this sauce! I love ginger and cumin, but I’ve never added either to pasta sauce. I must try this sometime.

  3. I’ve been looking for a good pasta sauce. I want to buy cans/jars as little as possible. I’m looking for fresh this year.

  4. Wow, this is a fantastic recipe you’ve shared. To me, all of this is about the sauce. You can have good pasta but if you wont have a good sauce, its nothing.

  5. I have literally been searching for pasta sauce recipes all week haha I’m just not having it with store brands lately – i have to try yours!!

  6. Ooh this sounds great! We eat a lot of pasta sauces and they can get quite monotonous when we are having the same recipe every time. I will definitely give yours a try and see how it goes down with the kids!

  7. Wow!! would love to try this one, I have to taste it, it really looks delicious. I love passatta and your touched of ginger, maybe I should try with turkey since I’m not really a fan of beef but your photos are mouthwatering to stare at. Thanks for sharing your precious recipe!

  8. I love pasta dishes so much I can eat it for weeks! I am definitely trying this recipe soon, looks so delicious!

  9. wow!this looks so creamy,thick and delicious.I’d love to add such pasta sauce when I cook pasta!

  10. Your best pasta sauce sounds really lovely. I love it. I’ll try cooking it at home. Yummy!