The Ultimate Greek Spaghetti with Meat Sauce Recipe – Makaronia me Kima
User Reviews
5
8 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
1 hr
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Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
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Servings
4
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Mediterranean, Greek
The Ultimate Greek Spaghetti with Meat Sauce Recipe – Makaronia me Kima
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Indulgent and comforting: Greek Spaghetti with Meat Sauce is made with luscious ground beef and tomato sauce, along with cheese coated spaghetti in this traditional Greek dish.
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Ingredients
- ⅓-½ cup extra virgin olive oil + 3 tbsp for the pasta
- 1 onion small, chopped
- 2-3 cloves
- 2-3 allspice berries
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 garlic cloves cut in half
- ½ cup red wine dry
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 pound ground beef 70% lean
- 1 can tomato crushed or diced, or fresh diced or grated
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp oregano dry
- 1 package spaghetti uncooked
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 4 tbsp mizithra cheese grated dried; or Pecorino
- ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- In a medium size pot, add about ½ cup extra virgin olive oil, at medium heat and once the oil is hot, add the onion, cloves, allspice, cinnamon stick, bay leaves and a pinch of salt. Sauté until translucent. Add the garlic halves and sauté 1 more minute.
- Add the tomato paste and swirl with a wooden spoon, heating well. Add the ground beef, pressing it with a fork and heat until, it is crumbly and no longer red. Add the wine and cook until evaporated. Add the crushed tomatoes, 1 tsp fine sea salt, ½ tsp black pepper, 1 tsp sugar and 1 cup hot water, stir well. Lower heat and simmer for about an hour, checking water levels and adding a bit of hot water as needed. Once ready, add 1 tbsp of dry oregano, remove from heat, remove cinnamon stick, bay leaves and set aside.
- Boil pasta according to directions. Once pasta is ready, strain and add 1 tbsp olive oil and stir.
- In a large casserole dish spread half the pasta, sprinkle over the pasta 2 tbsp grated cheese, place a second layer of pasta and sprinkle 2 more tbsp of grated cheese. Sprinkle over some ground cinnamon. Set aside.
- In a little pan, heat 2 tbsp of olive oil until it starts to shimmer. Remove from heat and drizzle over pasta.
- To serve: Serve pasta in a dish and spoon over the meat sauce.
Notes
- Make Ahead
- You can make it 1-2 days ahead and reheat when ready to serve. To warm up the pasta preheat the oven to 300 F (150 C). Cover the pasta with aluminum foil and place in the oven for about 10 minutes, until pasta is warm.
- To reheat sauce place in the pot over low heat and slowly warm up until a simmer. Simmer for 5 minutes.
- Storage
- Store in the refrigerator separately for 3 days. You can also freeze the sauce and pasta separately for up to 6 months. Defrost in the refrigerator before re-heating it.
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