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====== Penn Ave Spaghetti Sauce ======
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Andrea had this idea that she and I should take turns cooking a family meal every other week and this was the first (and my mainstay) recipe that I learned how to cook.  I have it memorized ever since and while I've morphed it a bit from the original over the years, but it's still true to its roots. The handwritten recipe card is the one Mom made for me when I moved into my first apartment.

The story of this recipe's origin is that my parents loved to eat at an Italian restaurant near their (our) home on [[projects:homes:2362 Lefeber Ave]] and
Mom decided that she could duplicate or better the spaghetti sauce, which resulted in this.


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|**Preheat:** °|**Yield:** 6-8 servings||
|**Prep:** 0:10|**Wait:** 0:00|**Cook:** 0:30|


====== Ingredients ======
  * 3/4 lb ground Beef (92%)
  * 2 small Onions, diced
    * Brown in skillet
  * 2 cloves garlic, pressed
  * 1 shake Red Pepper Flakes
    * Add, bloom
  * 2x6 oz cans Tomato Paste
  * 2 tomato paste cans of Water
  * 2x8 oz cans Tomato Sauce
    * Stir in and bring to a boil
  * 10 shakes Oregano
  * 5 shakes Basil
  * 1 TBSP Balsamic Vinegar (or more)
  * 3 shakes ground Allspice
  * 1/2 ring Yellow Mustard (optional)
    * Add, simmer until spaghetti is done

====== Notes ======
  * I sometimes will double the batch and use 1-1.5 lbs hamburger.
  * Can also use Sweet Italian Sausage meet mixed with the hamburger.
  * The original recipe didn't call for garlic because we didn't have fresh garlic around the house until I was in my teens.
  * Freezes well.
  * Save 1 qt of sauce in Freezer for quick [[Penn Ave Lasagna]].


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