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Woonsocket Dynamite a la Jim

A “spicy” meat sauce for sandwiches or pasta
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword backyard barbecue, dynamite, rhode island, woonsocket
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
12 hours
Total Time 15 hours 30 minutes
Servings 30 or more sandwiches
Calories 330kcal

Ingredients

Sauce ingredients

  • 3 lbs ground beef
  • 3 lbs green bell peppers diced
  • 3 lbs yellow onions diced
  • 1.5 lbs red bell peppers diced
  • 28 oz diced tomatoes canned
  • 28 oz tomato sauce canned
  • 8 oz tomato paste canned
  • bay leaf
  • 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
  • dried oregano & basil totaling around 1 tbsp
  • salt and pepper

Other ingredients

  • hoagie rolls
  • spaghetti noodles
  • macaroni noodles
  • a bunch of shredded cheese
  • tortilla chips
  • I don’t know tamales? The possibilities are vast

Instructions

  • Brown the hamburger then remove from pan, leaving rendered fat.
  • Sauté the onion and bell peppers and garlic in the hamburger fat until soft
  • Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, bay leaf, red pepper flakes, and cooked hamburger back to the pot. Simmer for an hour, covered.
  • Add tomato paste, oregano, and basil, simmer for 2 more hours uncovered, stirring occasionally. Season to taste, then chill overnight.
  • Reheat in crock pot and serve with hoagie rolls, maybe some potato chips.

Notes

  • Total Time: hours and hours and days
  • Yield: enough to feed a damn army