My Mom's Very Popular Spaghetti Sauce Recipe

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 lbs ground beef
• 2 medium chopped onions
• 3 stalks chopped celery
• 2 diced carrots (add as much or as little as you like)
• 7 1/2 ounces tomato sauce
• 10 ounces tomato soup
• 13 ounces tomato paste
• 28 ounces tomatoes (i like petite)
• 3 cups water
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon tabasco sauce
• 3 teaspoons salt (more or less depending on your taste)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dry oregano
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 teaspoon dry basil
• 1 teaspoon celery seeds or 1 teaspoon celery salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 saute ground beef. add onion, celery and carrots, cook until soft.
• 2 add every thing else! (tomato sauce, tomato soup, tomato soup, tomatoes, water, sugar, worcestershire sauce, tabasco, salt, oregano, garlic salt, basil, celery salt, and pepper).
• 3 simmer (covered because it splatters), for a good while (that's what it says). i usally don't time it, but let it sit on stove for at least an hour, some times two. i just add a bit more water if it gets too thick before supper time.
• 4 stir often, so it does not burn on bottom!