Tomatoless Meat Pasta Sauce Recipes

HOMEMADE MEATLESS SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute onions in oil until tender. Add the tomatoes, garlic, bay leaves, salt, oregano, pepper and basil. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally., Add tomato paste and brown sugar; simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour. Discard bay leaves. Serve with pasta and basil, if desired.

TOMATOLESS MEAT PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter and olice oil in sauce pan over medium heat. Saute the onions and garlic for 3-4 minutes. Add bacon and cook for another 2-3 minutes u til the onions are translucent.
• Add carrots, beets, and celery and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook u til vegetables have softened slighty, about 5-6 minutes.
• Pour in the wine and stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes
• Carefully pour the sauce I to a blender and blend on low for 15 seconds, then increase the speed to high and continue to blend untl you have a smooth sauce.
• Return the sauce to the pan. Add the bay leaves, basil, oregano, thyme , and vinegar. Bring to a simmer, then crumble the meat with your hands and add it to the sauce. Cook over medium heat for 30 minutes, until the meat is fully cooked.
• *The thickness of the sauce will depent on what the fat content of the meat is. If it is too thick, add more stock towards the end of the cooking process

TOMATO MEAT SAUCE FOR PASTA - LOW FAT!

Steps:

• Crumbled ground beef, and pre-cook in dutch oven (DO NOT brown, just render the fat/water).
• Drain pre-cooked beef (I do this in a strainer lined with paper towels). Wipe extra grease/water from bottom of pan with a paper towel.
• Chop onion and celery; finely dice carrot.
• Sauté onion and EVOO in dutch oven on low heat, until onion is translucent (be careful not to let onion get brown; this makes it bitter, which makes the sauce bitter. If it gets brown, throw it out & start again!).
• Add carrot, celery, and salt, continuing to sauté until all veggies soften, stirring often.
• Add beef, tomato, herb/spice. Stir. Cover and raise heat until sauce is simmering.
• Turn heat down to lowest possible. Continue to simmer, covered, for at least an hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
• If heat is too high, or pot not well-insulated, water may need to be added.
• Add chopped parsley when you turn off the heat -- FINISHED!
• Note: Flat-edged wooden spatulas are best for lifting sugar-laden ingredients (i.e. veggies & tomato sauce) from the bottom of a pot.
• Alt: If you're not picky about fat, skip the 'pre-cook beef' step, and add beef directly to cooked veggies.

TOMATO-LESS SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Place peppers, onion and garlic cloves into a 9" x 13" pan.
• Drizzle with olive oil and toss well.
• Put in oven and roast for about 45 minutes.
• Pour vegetables, all the black bits and the juices into a saucepan.
• Add water and seasonings and puree in a food processor.
• Stir in chicken broth and heat as for regular sauce.

NO TOMATO PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• Place carrots and beets, one can at a time, into a blender and blend until smooth. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir garlic and onions until onions are translucent. Stir in pureed carrots and beets then add the bay leaf, Italian seasoning, and red wine vinegar. Cover and cook until the sauce begins to boil. Remove lid and reduce heat to low. Simmer for up to 4 hours, or at least 30 minutes.

BASIC NOMATO SAUCE (TOMATO FREE TOMATO SAUCE)

Steps:

• Put everything in a covered pot, bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer until veggies are soft.
• Take out the bay leaf, blend well till smooth and use as you would tomato sauce, spicing appropriately for the dish you're using it in.