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Makaronia me Kima (Greek Spaghetti and Meat Sauce)
A Greek style spaghetti and meat sauce made with ground beef, tomatoes, cloves, allspice, and cinnamon. This Greek dish inspired the creation of Cincinnati style chili in the USA
servings: 4
total time: 1 hour
recipe by: Frankie
Ingredients
- 2 TBSP olive oil
- 1 medium red onion, chopped small
- 3 medium garlic cloves, chopped small
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp ground allspice
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- salt & pepper
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 pound freshly chopped tomatoes
- 1/4 cup red wine
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 pound spaghetti pasta
- freshly grated kefalotiri or Parmesan cheese for serving
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Directions
- Heat the oil in a dutch oven over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 3 minutes.
- Stir in the garlic, cloves, allspice, cinnamon, 1 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp pepper. Add the ground beef and cook, while breaking up the ground beef, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in the tomatoes, red wine, and water. Scrape the bottom of the pan using a wooden spoon to release any stuck on bits and bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, occasionally stirring and breaking up the chopped tomatoes, until sauce is thickened, 30 to 40 minutes.
- While the sauce simmers cook your spaghetti according to package directions.
- Taste the sauce and season with additional salt & pepper if necessary. Serve sauce over spaghetti and top with plenty of freshly grated cheese.
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