Fake Meat Sauce Recipes

"FAKE" SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet. Add the onion, carrot and celery and cook 5 to 7 minutes, until the onion is soft and golden, just before caramelization.
• Add the red wine and stir well. Reduce the heat slightly and simmer 5 minutes, or until the pungent smell of alcohol is gone.
• Add the tomatoes and break them down roughly with a wooden spoon. Add the parsley and season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir well and cook over low heat 30 to 40 minutes, until the sauce thickens and the flavors blend. Toss with just-cooked pasta and serve with shredded parmigiano cheese.

BASIC MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic, salt, and pepper. Cook until softened, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add beef and cook, breaking up with a spoon until no longer pink, 4 to 5 minutes. Add tomato paste and cook 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add tomatoes and juice, breaking up tomatoes. Simmer over medium heat until thickened and saucy, 45 to 60 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

EASY MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; saute onion in hot oil until softened, about 5 minutes. Season onion with Italian seasoning; continue to saute until the herbs are fragrant, about 3 minutes more.
• Break beef into small pieces and add to the skillet; cook and stir until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Stir tomato sauce and diced tomatoes into the beef mixture; season with salt, place a lid on the skillet, reduce heat to low, and cook at a simmer for 1 hour.
• Splash wine over the mixture, stir, and simmer until thickened, about 20 minutes.

QUICK MEAT SAUCE FROM A JAR

Steps:

• In large skillet cook meat until browned; drain.
• Add onion; cook until tender.
• Stir in spaghetti sauce, parsley, basil or oregano, salt and pepper; simmer 5 to 10 minutes.

FAKE SAUCE: SUGO FINTO

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion, carrot, and celery and cook for 5 to 7 minutes, until the onions are soft and golden, just before caramelization. Add the red wine and stir well. Reduce the heat slightly and simmer for 5 minutes, or until the pungent smell of alcohol is gone.
• Add the tomatoes and break them down roughly with a wooden spoon. Add the 1 tablespoon parsley and season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir well and cook over low heat for 30 to 40 minutes until the sauce thickens and the flavors blend.
• Toss with 1 pound of just-cooked pasta and serve garnished with more parsley and grated Parmesan.

ALL-PURPOSE MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet or Dutch oven, cook the beef and garlic until beef is browned; drain. Stir in all remaining ingredients. Simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until sauce is as thick as desired, stirring occasionally. Serve over pasta or rice, or use for making lasagna, pizza, chili dogs, tacos or sloppy joes.

FAKE MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• 1 In a large saucepan, combine the oil, onion, carrots, garlic, basil, and chili. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender and golden, about 10 minutes. 2 Add the wine and bring to a simmer. Cook 1 minute. 3 Pass the tomatoes through a food mill into the pot or puree them in a blender or food processor. Bring to a simmer and turn the heat to low. Season to taste with salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes or until the sauce is thickened. Serve hot. Can be made ahead and stored in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator up to 5 days or in the freezer up to 2 months. From "1,000 Italian Recipes." Copyright 2004 by Michele Scicolone. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

VEGETARIAN "MEAT" SAUCE RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In a food processor, pulse the mushrooms and onions until broken into uniformly fine pieces, about 10 pulses, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet set over medium-high heat.
• Pour the mushrooms and onions into the skillet and season with salt and pepper. Sauté until the veggies have released moisture and softened, about 8 minutes.
• Add the garlic and oregano. Sauté until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Push the veggies to the sides of the pan and add the tomato paste, slowly mixing in the veggies from the side until a uniform paste has formed.
• Add the crushed tomatoes and stir until well combined and thick.
• Add the vegetable stock and stir until the sauce has thickened slightly. Reduce the heat to medium-low if it is bubbling and popping too much.
• While the sauce simmers, place the chickpeas in the food processor and pulse until broken into fine pieces, about 10 pulses.
• Pour the chickpeas into a fine mesh strainer and submerge in a medium bowl filled with water.
• Shake the strainer for 1 minute to remove starches from the chickpeas. You'll know when to remove the strainer when the water has become very cloudy from the starches.
• Transfer the chickpeas to the sauce and stir for at least 1 minute to give the chickpeas time to cook.
• Use the sauce as desired for pasta, veggie noodles, calzones, etc..
• Enjoy!

MEAT SAUCE RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a medium high-walled skillet over medium-high heat. When the oil is shimmering, add the ground beef, onion, and salt. Cook, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon, until browned, about 5 minutes.
• Add the Prego® Traditional Italian Sauce and simmer for 5 minutes, or until the sauce is warmed through.
• Serve the sauce over pasta.
• Enjoy!