Best Dehydrator Tomato Meat Sauce Recipes

TOMATO MEAT SAUCE FOR PASTA - LOW FAT!

Steps:

• Crumbled ground beef, and pre-cook in dutch oven (DO NOT brown, just render the fat/water).
• Drain pre-cooked beef (I do this in a strainer lined with paper towels). Wipe extra grease/water from bottom of pan with a paper towel.
• Chop onion and celery; finely dice carrot.
• Sauté onion and EVOO in dutch oven on low heat, until onion is translucent (be careful not to let onion get brown; this makes it bitter, which makes the sauce bitter. If it gets brown, throw it out & start again!).
• Add carrot, celery, and salt, continuing to sauté until all veggies soften, stirring often.
• Add beef, tomato, herb/spice. Stir. Cover and raise heat until sauce is simmering.
• Turn heat down to lowest possible. Continue to simmer, covered, for at least an hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
• If heat is too high, or pot not well-insulated, water may need to be added.
• Add chopped parsley when you turn off the heat -- FINISHED!
• Note: Flat-edged wooden spatulas are best for lifting sugar-laden ingredients (i.e. veggies & tomato sauce) from the bottom of a pot.
• Alt: If you're not picky about fat, skip the 'pre-cook beef' step, and add beef directly to cooked veggies.

DEHYDRATOR ALL PURPOSE TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Chop or grind all ingredients together, then blend in portions until smooth. Press through a strainer to remove any pulp.
• In a very large kettle (12 quart or larger) bring mixture to a boil over medium heat. Boil gently, uncovered for about 5 hours. Stir often to prevent scorching.
• Mixture should be thick enough to mound on a spoon.
• Ladle onto 5 "Fruit Roll" sheets and dry at 140º until crisp, 8 to 10 hours. Powder in a blender.
• Add different amounts of water to your powder mixture to make:.
• Tomato Paste - 1 teaspoon powder and 1 teaspoon water.
• Tomato Sauce - 1 teaspoon powder and 3 teaspoons water.
• Tomato Soup - 1 teaspoon powder and 2 teaspoons cream.
• Tomato Juice - 1 teaspoon powder and 1/2 cup water or more.
• Adjust amount of water to taste for soup and juice.

DEHYDRATOR TOMATO MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• With your hands, crush the cold dried tomato slices. In a bowl, combine the crushed tomatoes with the next 6 ingredients. Pour in 3 cups of the water and let the mixture sit for 15 minutes to rehydrate.
• In a skillet, brown the beef and drain off any excess fat. Add the salt, basil, oregano, and the fennel, and stir in the rehydrated tomato mixture, including the liquid. Simmer the sauce over low heat, stirring occasionally, for at least 30 minutes, adding more water, if necessary, if the sauce becomes too thick.
• When the sauce has just about finished cooking, combine the tomato powder in the remaining 1/2 cup water, add the sugar and pepper and stir to combine. Let sit for 10 minutes.
• Add the rehydrated tomato powder to the meat sauce and simmer the sauce slowly for at least 10 minutes. Just before serving, stir in the olives. Serve over hot pasta, with grated Parmesan cheese.