Meat Sauce, tomato & 66g beef per serve

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  • Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
Onion Brown 90gGarlic, 6 cloves finely gratedCarrot, raw 50g gratedCelery, 1 small Stalk finely choppedGround Beef, lean 400gCrushed Tomato or Tomato Pasata, 200gRed Wine, 0.5 cupBeef Stock, 1 cup or moreBay Leaf, remove before servingOregano, ground 0.5 tsp or to tasteBasil, fresh 5 leavesWater to prevent drying
Directions
1. Brown the Ground beef and strain of excess fat
2. Saute the onions until soft
3. Saute the grated carrot and chopped celery
4. Saute the Garlic
5. Add Red Wine, Bay Leaves, Oregano and simmer
6. Add back the Ground Beef and simmer for about 10 mins
7. Cover with the Beef stock and simmer for 2 hrs, usually the longer you simmer the better the sauce. Top up with water if too dry
8. Add the Basil leaves in the last half hour of simmer time
9. Remove Bay leaves before serving
10. Add Salt and Pepper to your taste
11. Serve over 1 cup Cooked pasta, your choice
12. Makes 6 x 0.5 metric cup servings.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user WENDY334.

Servings Per Recipe: 6
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 221.7
  • Total Fat: 14.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 50.0 mg
  • Sodium: 179.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 6.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.3 g
  • Protein: 13.7 g

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