TOMATO SAUCE WITH GROUND BEEF (AND VARIATIONS)
My very favourite spaghetti sauce when I make it from scratch. From "365 Ways to Cook Pasta" with some modifications.
Provided by Eva99
Categories Meat
Time 1h35m
Yield 6 cups
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Heat oil in a large heavy saucepan; add onion; sauté over low heat, stirring, until tender and golden, about 5 minutes.
- Add the garlic, sauté 1 minute.
- Meanwhile, brown the ground beef in a skillet, stirring to crumble meat; drain off fat; add the onion mixture.
- OPTIONAL: now is when you would add the mushrooms, vegetables or red wine.
- Sauté until tender or until the wine is reduced by half.
- Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce and paste, 1 tsp salt, the basil, oregano, pepper and bay leaf.
- Heat over medium-low heat to simmering.
- Simmer, uncovered, over low heat, stirring occasionally until sauce is thickened and flavourful, about 1 hour 15 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 526.9, Fat 15.7, SaturatedFat 4.6, Cholesterol 49.1, Sodium 1019, Carbohydrate 59.5, Fiber 16.6, Sugar 18, Protein 22.9
PHIL'S TOMATO SAUCE WITH BEEF
This sauce is delicious. I taste for seasonings by dipping some crusty Italian bread. My wife hates when I do that. I made this with a chuck roast and it came great. I cooked it for 3 hours. Serve with pasta.
Provided by Phil Franco
Categories Vegetable
Time 3h10m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Sprinkle the roast beef (preferably an eye round roast) with salt and pepper.
- Put oil into a wide heavy pot over medium heat and insert the roast. Turn every few minutes in order to brown on all sides. When all sides have been browned remove from the pot.
- Put onions into the pot and cook over medium heat for 8 minutes. Stir often,.
- Add garlic, celery and carrot and cook briefly, then stir in the diced and crushed tomatoes, wine, and beef broth.
- Submerge the roast in the sauce cover the pot and reduce the heat to a simmer. Stir occasionally for 1 hour.
- Partially uncover the pot and continue to simmer until the sauce is deep red and thickened. Another 1 to 2 hours. Add dried red pepper to taste.
- At the very end add torn basil leaves to the sauce. Serve with pasta.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 495.5, Fat 23.3, SaturatedFat 6.9, Cholesterol 134.5, Sodium 838.3, Carbohydrate 16.8, Fiber 3.8, Sugar 8.9, Protein 53.7
BEEF IN TOMATO SAUCE
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 45m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Cut beef into 1 1/2-inch cubes, then rinse in warm water to clean.
- Put beef into a medium sauce pot with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add salt and pepper, to taste, and bouillon cubes.
- Cover and place pot over low heat. Let it steam for 20 minutes.
- Put 3 tomatoes, 1 red pepper, 1 onion, and 1 garlic clove into a blender and pulse to coarsely chop. Then pour tomato mixture into the pot with the beef and add the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Cook 15 minutes.
- Stirring it on medium heat, add the remaining 3 tomatoes, cut into wedges, 1 sliced red pepper, 1 sliced onion, and 1 sliced garlic clove. Cook for 15 minutes and it's ready to serve.
- A viewer, who may not be a professional cook, provided this recipe. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe and therefore, we cannot make representation as to the results.
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