This is Adèle’s recipe. She gave it to me when I moved out of the house to go to university (spaghetti is one of the main meals of a student’s diet!)
The first time my parents came to Montreal to visit me, I served this spaghetti. My dad said it was the best dish he ever ate and told Adèle to ask for my recipe!
Ingredients:
- 1 kg ground beef
- 2 chopped onions
- 4 or 5 chopped garlic cloves
- 1 can tomatoes
- 1 can tomato paste
- 1 can tomato juice
- 3 bay leaves
- 5 ml of each, basil, oregano, thyme and parsley
- 3 ml each of black pepper, cayenne pepper and chili pepper
- 2 ml sugar
- 225 gr sliced mushrooms
- 4 chopped celery stalks
- One chopped green pepper
- Salt and pepper to taste
Method:
- In a large pot with a thick bottom (to avoid the sauce from sticking), brown the meat
- Drain the fat and add all the other ingredients
- Let simmer for about 2 hours
- Check seasoning half way through
