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• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

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• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 120 minutes, Preparation Time - 45 minutes

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| 1. In a large skillet, warm olive oil over low heat; saute onion, garlic and celery until onion is transparent. | 2. Stir in butter and increase heat to medium; brown beef until no longer pink. Mix in sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, mint and mushrooms; lower heat and stir for about 3 minutes. | 3. In a large bowl, combine tomato paste and broth; pour liquid and basil to pot. Simmer over very low heat for about 2 hours, stirring occasionally. | 4. Bring a large pot of water to a vigorous boil with 3 tablespoons salt and 1 teaspoon olive oil. Slip spaghetti into water holding on to ends until strands soften a bit. Cook over high heat for 7 to 8 minutes only. When properly cooked, raw taste should be gone but still have a firm texture. | 5. When ready to serve, combine pasta with meat sauce; serve on a warmed platter or bowl topped with parsley and Romano cheese. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
onion	1/2	cup	minced	32.0	7.472	0.88	0.08
garlic	1	clove	minced	4.47	0.9918	0.1908	0.015
celery	1/2	cup	minced	8.08	1.4999	0.3484	0.0859
butter	2	tablespoons		171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
beef	1	pound	ground lean	530.4012	0.0	104.5842	12.1947
white sugar	1/2	teaspoon		8.127	2.0996	0.0	0.0
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
mint	1/2	teaspoon		0.418	0.0799	0.0313	0.0069
mushroom	6	ounces	chopped	57.833	11.5496	3.8102	0.8335
tomato paste	1	can		139.4	32.147	7.343999999999999	0.799
beef broth	2	cans		60.9	0.348	9.918	1.9140000000000001
basil	2	teaspoons		0.4063	0.0468	0.0556	0.0113
spaghetti	1	pound		140.6138	31.3433	2.903	2.5855
olive oil	1	teaspoon		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
salt	3	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
parsley	1	tablespoon	chopped	1.368	0.2405	0.1129	0.03
romano cheese	1/4	cup	grated	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.