Spaghetti Sauce Pronto

Spaghetti Sauce Pronto

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A rich, meaty spaghetti sauce has been a staple in my family for decades. I used to cook it for hours. With a microwave pressure cooker, it's minutes.

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Cooking tools:

  • Pressure cooker
  • Meat masher
  • Microwave
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Mixing bowl
  • Measuring spoon
  • Measuring cup
  • Spoon
  • Spatula
  • Can opener

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp. olive oil
  • 2 lb. hamburger
  • 1 large can diced tomatoes (with the juice)
  • 1/2 c. diced onion
  • 1 tsp. minced garlic (approximately two cloves)
  • 1/4 c. diced bell pepper (this is optional — I know some of you prefer to pretend bell peppers don’t exist)
  • 1/2 c. beef stock
  • 1/8 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning
  • 2 tbsp. worcestershire sauce
  • 1 or 2 tsp. Splenda or sugar, if you like your sauce a little sweet
  • 1 small can tomato paste (half used during cooking, half used immediately after you remove the lid to the pressure cooker)
  • And, if you want to take a walk on the spicy side, add anywhere from 1 to 3 tsp. chili garlic paste (admittedly not an Italian flavor, but lovely, nonetheless)

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