ITALIAN MEAT SAUCE WITH HALF THE MEAT
It's been a long time since I have made tomato sauce with meat, and this one transported me back to the first recipe I learned to make. I called it spaghetti sauce, and it was a simple tomato sauce with ground beef. It didn't taste that much different from this sauce, which has only a quarter pound of meat in it - but that is all it needs to have a rich flavor and a meaty texture. The mushroom base is a perfect stand-in for half the meat; you could double the amount for a vegetarian sauce.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories dinner, lunch, sauces and gravies, vegetables, main course
Time 35m
Yield 3 cups, or enough for 9 pasta servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a large, deep skillet or casserole heat olive oil over medium heat and add onion. Cook, stirring often, until tender, about 5 minutes, and add garlic. Cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds, and turn heat up to medium-high. Add ground beef or veal and brown for about 5 minutes, stirring. Add cinnamon and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Stir in roasted mushroom mix, tomatoes, sugar, oregano and thyme. Season with salt and pepper and bring to a rapid bubble over medium-high heat. Turn heat down to medium, cover partially if sauce is spluttering too much, and simmer, stirring often, until thick and fragrant, 15 to 20 minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings. Serve with pasta, figuring on 1/3 cup per 3-ounce serving.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 113, UnsaturatedFat 4 grams, Carbohydrate 10 grams, Fat 7 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 6 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 590 milligrams, Sugar 6 grams, TransFat 0 grams
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