Best Greek Meat Sauce Recipes

GREEK MACARONI WITH MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large, deep skillet over medium high heat, warm oil.
• Add onions and garlic and saute till translucent (about 5 minutes).
• Add beef and brown well, breaking meat up as it cooks.
• Stir in cloves, cinnamon, bay leaf, tomatoes, tomato paste and wine. Stir, reduce heat and simmer till thick and flavors are well blended (about 1 hour).
• Adjust seasonings.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil, add macaroni and cook according to package directions, or till just tender to the bite (15-20 minutes). Drain well. (the original recipe calls for 2 lbs of pasta - this sounded like a huge amount to me, so use your own judgement regarding your own family's tastes).
• Place half the macaroni on a large heated platter. Sprinkle generously with cheese. Place remaining macaroni on top and sprinkle again with cheese.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium high heat till it foams and turns golden brown, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon so that it does not burn.
• Pour butter over macaroni then spoon some of the meat sauce over the top.
• Serve macaroni with remaining meat sauce in a bowl alongside. Pass additional cheese and serve immediately.

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.

GREEK MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• There were no preparation instructions, so I did the following: browned the grounds in olive oil (instead of the shortening) and set aside. Caramelized the onions in a bit more olive oil adding the garlic for a minute or so at the end. Mixed everything together and cooked it down until desired consistency. Adjusted seasonings to taste. Don't forget to remove the bay leaf before serving. Best served smothering a hot dog on a bun. Enjoy!!