Stick to Your Ribs Pasta Sauce

Name: Stick to Your Ribs Pasta Sauce
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pound ground beef (85% lean); 1 pound Italian sausage, ground, or links removed from casing; 3 medium yellow onions, coarsely chopped; 1/2 medium sweet red pepper, coarsely chopped; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 3 cloves fresh garlic, minced; 1 teaspoon oregano; 1/2 teaspoon basil; 1/2 teaspoon summer savory; 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg; 3 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 cup water; 2 tablespoons brown sugar; 2 cans (28 ounces each) peeled Italian whole plum tomatoes, undrained; 2 cans (6 ounces each) tomato paste; 1/3 cup whiskey or bourbon; Shredded Parmesan cheese

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:1h 5min

When you live in a Northern climate, even summer nights can be chilly. This year-round pasta sauce tastes especially good after you’ve spent the day outdoors in the woods, working in the garden or plowing snow. My dad always loved a lot of meat in his pasta sauce so this was one of his favorites. Sometimes we would add diced Canadian bacon to the sauce as well. The whiskey really enhances the tomato flavor. —Guy Klinzing, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Updated at: Sat, 19 Apr 2025 14:08:59 GMT