Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Meat Sauce

Meat sauce is a great option for a Sunday afternoon meal. The version i'll be teaching you how to make is very similar to tomato sauce.

Materials:
Meat
1/2 onion
Garlic
Can of crushed tomatoes
Balsamic vinegar
Cheese
Red wine
Olive oil

First things first: pick which meat youre gonna use. Ground beef, ground turkey, finely chopped chicken, sausage, etc. Basically, you want little bits of meat.

Get your pan on medium high heat, put some oil in (enough to cover the center of the pan) then wait till it shimmers. Throw your meat and a clove of crushed garlic into the pan, and mix it around so everything is coated. Let the meat brown in the pan until the edges are nice and orangey.

Now, turn down the heat to medium low and add in half a chopped white or yellow onion. When the onion is transparent, dump in a can of tomato sauce. From this point on, you basically follow the recipe for tomato sauce.

You let the sauce come to a boil, then mix it around. Let it come to a boil again, then mix it around again. Turn the heat down to low, and let it reduce for about 10 minutes. 

After 10 ,inutes add some grated cheese, red wine, and balsamic vinegar. Let that mix in and reduce for about 5 minutes, and then your sauce is ready. 

Have fun cooking, and enjoy your delicious meat sauce.