Greek Meat Sauce Recipes

GREEK MEAT SAUCE WITH SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium high heat. Add ground beef and season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Saute until beef is no longer pink. Remove from heat, leaving fat in pot, and set beef aside.
• Add onion to pot and saute until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and saute for another minute.
• Pour red wine into pan and let cook for 1 minute, scraping up any burned pieces of food on the pot of the pot.
• Add crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, parsley, mint, oregano, cinnamon, all spice, cloves, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Stir well. Reduce heat to a gentle simmer and let simmer, uncovered, until sauce is very thick, about 1 hour.
• While sauce is simmering, cook noodles according to package directions.
• When sauce has finished simmering, stir in butter and sugar until both are well incorporated.
• Serve sauce over pasta.

GREEK MEAT SAUCE "KEMA"

Steps:

• In a deep skillet add the butter and cook the onions until tender.
• Add the meat and cook until browned.
• Add the tomato paste diluted with 1 cup water.
• (Or add the tomatoes,chopped)..
• Add the wine, bay leaf, salt ,pepper and cinnamon(optional).
• Cover and simmer for 30 minutes until sauce thickens and changes to a much lighter color.

GREEK STYLE MEAT SAUCE {MAKARONIA ME KIMA}

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large pan over medium heat. Cook the onion until soft, add the garlic, followed by the cinnamon, allspice, ground cloves, and dried oregano. Cook to release the flavors.
• Fry until fully cooked and no pink shows at all in the meat (about 8 minutes). Add the tomato paste and stir into the meat.
• Stir in the wine and allow to cook down.
• Add the tomatoes, sugar, parsley, and fresh mint. Stir together, season with salt and pepper. Lower the heat and simmer for 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to the package instructions. Drain and serve topped with the sauce.

PENNSYLVANIA GREEK SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the beef in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook until beef is completely brown; drain. Stir the onions, tomato sauce, water, salt, pepper, oregano, basil, garlic powder, cumin, red pepper flakes, and yellow mustard into the beef. Bring to a boil; lower heat to medium-low and simmer 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.

GREEK MEAT SAUCE (KIMA)

Steps:

• Fry onion and garlic gently in oil or butter until onion is transparent.
• Increase heat and add ground meat.
• Cook over high heat, stirring frequently, until juices evaporate and meat begins to brown.
• Lower heat, and add remaining ingredients, seasoning to taste.
• Cover and simmer gently for 30 minutes.
• Remove bay leaf and cloves before serving.

GREEK MEAT ROLLS IN TOMATO-WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix all meat roll ingredients, except flour, together until blended.
• Shape into finger-like rolls.
• Coat lightly with flour and brown in large frying pan with oil.
• Remove and drain on paper towls.
• In pan used to brown meat, make sauce by wisking all ingredients until smooth.
• Add meat rolls and simmer one hour on top of stove.
• Serve over cooked orzo or rice.
• Can bake in oven for 1 hour at 400 or in crockpot on low for 4-6 hours.