Spaghetti With Meat Sauce (Slo-Cooker)

Recipe Ingredients

2 lbs	908g / 32oz	Ground beef
4		Tomatoes - canned
4		Carrot - cut in chunks
4		Onions - quartered
4		Garlic cloves - minced
2		Tomato paste - canned
1/4 cup	59ml	Parsley - snipped
2		Bay leaf
2 tablespoons	30ml	Sugar
2 teaspoons	10ml	Basil - crushed
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Salt
1 teaspoon	5ml	Oregano - dried, crushed
1		Pepper
1/4 cup	59ml	Cold water
1/4 cup	15g / 0.5oz	Corn starch
		Hot cooked spaghetti
		Grated parmesan cheese

Recipe Instructions

Fat grams per serving: Approx. Cook Time: 10hrs In skillet brown the ground beef; drain off excess fat. Transfer meat to a crockery cooker. In blender container place one can of tomatoes, undrained. Add the onion, carrot and garlic. Cover and blend till chopped; stir into meat in cooker. Cut up the remaining can of tomatoes but do not drain; stir into meat mixture with tomato paste, parsley, bay leaf, sugar, basil, salt, oregano, and pepper. Mix well. Cover and cook on low heat setting for 8-10 hours. To serve, turn to high-heat setting. Remove bay leaf. Cover and heat till bubbly, 10 minutes. Blend cold water slowly into cornstarch; stir into tomato mixture. Cover and cook 10 minutes longer. Spoon over the spaghetti. Pass the Parmesan cheese to sprinkle atop.----------A good change of pace in spaghetti sauce taste.

Source:
Evan Kleiman and Viana La Place, Cucina Rustica

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