Pasta with Greek Meat Sauce (Makaronia Me Kima)
A traditional Greek pasta dish, using wholesome ingredients and combining them with warm aromatic spices to make a winning combination of flavors!
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 lb extra lean ground beef
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 28 ounce can pureed tomatoes No salt addes
- 1 tbsp oregano
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp allspice
- 1/2 cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 3 leaves fresh mint chopped
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1/2 cup red wine
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley chopped
- 1 lb pasta
- mizithra or kefalotyri cheese grated
Instructions
- In a large saucepan heat olive oil in a pan.
- Add the onion and garlic and cook over low heat stirring occasionally until softened.
- Add the ground meat and cook, stirring frequently and pressing down on the meat with the back of a large spoon, until meat is broken into small pieces.
- Continue to cook the meat until it is no longer pink.
- Mix in the dried parsley.
- Stir in the tomato paste, pureed tomatoes, oregano, sugar, allspice, cinnamon, cloves, mint and pepper.
- Mix thoroughly and add in the wine.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered for one hour. If the sauce becomes too thick during cooking, stir in a couple tablespoons of water. Stir occasionally, until just a little liquid remains.
- Stir in the parsley.
- About 10 minutes before the sauce is done, cook your pasta according to the package directions.
- Serve the pasta topped with the meat sauce, chopped parsley and grated cheese.
Nutrition
Calories: 758kcalCarbohydrates: 93gProtein: 40gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 154mgPotassium: 862mgFiber: 6gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 775IUVitamin C: 14mgCalcium: 81mgIron: 6mg
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