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SaucesDecember 13, 2016

Brooklyn Style Meat Sauce

Brooklyn Style Meat Sauce

I used to live in Brooklyn yo.  Delivery was a way of life, and the best was pasta with meat sauce.  One order of fed a family of four or me at 2 am.  It was awesome and the sauce was the best part.  Liquid meat.

If there is one criticism of this recipe it’s that it needs more meat.  Adjust upwards as you see fit.

Serves 4, irresponsibly.  Takes ~4 hours total.

Mise en Place

Staples

  • 1 1/2 lb80/20 ground beef
  • 1 28 oz cancrushed tomato
  • 2 tbstomato paste
  • 1/2 tspsugar
  • olive oil
  • kosher salt
  • black pepper

Spices

  • 1/2 tspred pepper flake
  • 1 tbsdried oregano
  • 1bay leaf

Produce

  • 1/2 mediumonion, minced
  • 1 mediumcarrot, peeled and diced fine
  • 3 clovesgarlic, minced

Equipment

  • 1dutch oven, medium hot

Directions

  1. brown the ground beef and evac
  2. wipe dutch oven clean and reduce heat to medium low
  3. add some oil and cook onions & carrots till soft
  4. add garlic, pepper flake, and oregano. cook till fragrant (1-2 mins)
  5. add tomato paste, cook 1 minute
  6. add tomatoes, sugar, bay leaf, and beef
  7. add a good glug of olive oil and stir to combine
  8. let come up to temp, and then adjust seasoning
  9. cook on low ~3 hours, until beef is melt in your mouth
  10. serve with your favorite pasta