greek-style meat sauce

How To Make greek-style meat sauce

• 1

  Using a large frying pan, brown meat in 1 tablespoon olive oil until it loses its pink color.
• 2

  Transfer to crockery pot.
• 3

  Add remaining olive oil to pan.
• 4

  Saute onions until glazed.
• 5

  Transfer to crockery pot.
• 6

  Add tomato paste, garlic, pickling spice, (put in a tea ball or tie in a cheesecloth bag), wine, salt and pepper.
• 7

  Cover.
• 8

  Cook on low 8 hours.
• 9

  Stir once or twice.
• 10

  Cool slightly.
• 11

  Ladle into freezer containers, or serve hot.
• 12

  Makes about 3 quarts.
• 13

  NOTE: This meat sauce is great for various dishes: spaghetti, moussaka, and the greek mararoni dish, Pastitsio.
• 14

  It is also good spooned over tacos or ladled inside avocado half shells.
• 15

  This recipe makes a large quantity and freezes well.
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