Greek spaghetti with meat sauce

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Greek spaghetti with meat sauce

“Makaronia me Kima” (Greek spaghetti with meat sauce) is one of my favorite comfort foods. This incredibly popular recipe is the Greek version of spaghetti Bolognese, a rich ground beef and tomato sauce served over pasta.

Prep Time10

Cook Time1

Total Time1 10

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Greek

Keyword: Greek Meat Sauce

Servings:

Calories: 538kcal

Author: Lucy Parissi | Supergolden Bakes

Equipment

Ingredients

For the sauce

1 lb (450g) ground beef (beef mince)
¼ cup (60g) unsalted butter
4 garlic cloves
1 onion , peeled and quartered
14 oz (400g) canned tomatoes (I used San Marzano)
1 tsp salt
¼ tsp ground pepper
½ tsp sugar , more if needed
2 bay leaves
½ cinnamon stick
3 allspice berries
3 whole cloves or generous pinch ground cloves
½ cup (120ml) white wine
2 cups (480ml) chicken stock from a cube is fine
2 tbsp olive oil

To serve

cooked spaghetti or any type of pasta
Grated parmesan
flat leaf parsley
salt and pepper

Instructions

Heat the butter in a Dutch Oven over medium heat until it starts foaming. Once the butter starts turning brown, add the garlic and onions, cut side down.
¼ cup (60g) unsalted butter, 4 garlic cloves, 1 onion
Add the canned tomatoes (be careful as they are likely to spatter and sizzle when they hit the hot pan).
14 oz (400g) canned tomatoes
Break them up with the back of a spoon and stir in the salt, sugar, pepper and bay leaves. Place the cinnamon stick, allspice berries and cloves in a disposable filter bag and add to the pot.
1 tsp salt, ¼ tsp ground pepper, ½ tsp sugar, 2 bay leaves, ½ cinnamon stick, 3 allspice berries, 3 whole cloves
Pour the wine into the sauce and bring to a rolling boil. Lower the heat to a simmer, cover the pot tightly and cook for 20-25 minutes.
½ cup (120ml) white wine
Discard the bay leaves, cinnamon stick and allspice berries. Blitz the sauce with an immersion blender until mostly smooth.
Stir in the ground beef and break it up with your spoon. Add the olive oil and stock, bring the sauce back to a simmer, partially cover the pot and cook for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
1 lb (450g) ground beef, 2 tbsp olive oil, 2 cups (480ml) chicken stock
Taste the sauce and adjust the seasoning. Serve over spaghetti with grated Parmesan or Kefalotyri cheese.
cooked spaghetti , Grated parmesan, flat leaf parsley, salt and pepper

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Notes

This ground beef sauce recipe is suitable for freezing. I usually make a big batch, divide it into portion sizes and freeze it so that we always have a kid-friendly meal on stand by.
If you don't want to blend the sauce then you can use finely grated onion and crushed tomatoes.
If the sauce is a little watery you can continue to cook it for a bit longer until it has reduced.

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