VM Meat Sauce

My VM Meat Sauce is a super versatile! You can use it as a pasta sauce, a poached eggs in sauce, chicken & eggplant parmesan,  add more sugar and its sloppy joe sauce, add some chili flakes and its a spicy sauce or my favorite use lasagna.  It's a simple dish that's great for weeknight meals!

Buen Provecho!

Dice half a onion.

I use a microplane to grate the garlic.

Brown onions & garlic.

Add meat and brown. Add dried herbs, oregano, thyme & basil.

Cook until all bits of meat are caramelized (brown).

Add Worcestershire sauce and with a wooden spoon scrap up the nice flavor bits on the bottom.

Add a 28oz can of crushed tomatoes.

I like a bit of brown sugar in mine. Completely optional. Stir and let simmer for 10 to 15 minutes on medium low heat, allowing the sauce to thicken and flavors to marry.

VM Meat Sauce:

1 lb ground beef
1/2 onion, diced
 1-2 cloves, grated
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tbsp each of basil, thyme & oregano
1 28oz can crushed tomato
1 -2 Tbsp brown sugar (optional)
Oil for cooking

1. Add oil to a high wall skillet. Brown onions and garlic, add salt & pepper.  Once veggies have softened and brown add ground beef, season with salt and pepper. Brown beef.

2. Once beef is brown and caramelized add dried herbs, Worcestershire sauce and crushed tomatoes. Mix well. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add brown sugar, totally optional. Simmer on medium low heat for 10 -15 minutes until sauce thickens. Season to taste.

3. Serve with your choice of pasta, eggs, lasagna, bread or any other way you like! Enjoy!