Phils Tomato Sauce With Beef Food

TOMATO SAUCE WITH GROUND BEEF (AND VARIATIONS)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large heavy saucepan; add onion; sauté over low heat, stirring, until tender and golden, about 5 minutes.
• Add the garlic, sauté 1 minute.
• Meanwhile, brown the ground beef in a skillet, stirring to crumble meat; drain off fat; add the onion mixture.
• OPTIONAL: now is when you would add the mushrooms, vegetables or red wine.
• Sauté until tender or until the wine is reduced by half.
• Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce and paste, 1 tsp salt, the basil, oregano, pepper and bay leaf.
• Heat over medium-low heat to simmering.
• Simmer, uncovered, over low heat, stirring occasionally until sauce is thickened and flavourful, about 1 hour 15 minutes.

BEEF IN TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut beef into 1 1/2-inch cubes, then rinse in warm water to clean.
• Put beef into a medium sauce pot with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add salt and pepper, to taste, and bouillon cubes.
• Cover and place pot over low heat. Let it steam for 20 minutes.
• Put 3 tomatoes, 1 red pepper, 1 onion, and 1 garlic clove into a blender and pulse to coarsely chop. Then pour tomato mixture into the pot with the beef and add the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Cook 15 minutes.
• Stirring it on medium heat, add the remaining 3 tomatoes, cut into wedges, 1 sliced red pepper, 1 sliced onion, and 1 sliced garlic clove. Cook for 15 minutes and it's ready to serve.
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PHIL'S TOMATO SAUCE WITH BEEF

Steps:

• Sprinkle the roast beef (preferably an eye round roast) with salt and pepper.
• Put oil into a wide heavy pot over medium heat and insert the roast. Turn every few minutes in order to brown on all sides. When all sides have been browned remove from the pot.
• Put onions into the pot and cook over medium heat for 8 minutes. Stir often,.
• Add garlic, celery and carrot and cook briefly, then stir in the diced and crushed tomatoes, wine, and beef broth.
• Submerge the roast in the sauce cover the pot and reduce the heat to a simmer. Stir occasionally for 1 hour.
• Partially uncover the pot and continue to simmer until the sauce is deep red and thickened. Another 1 to 2 hours. Add dried red pepper to taste.
• At the very end add torn basil leaves to the sauce. Serve with pasta.

BEEF TONGUE WITH GREEN CHILIES TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Place tongue in large pot.
• Add vinegar and enough water to cover the tongue.
• Bring to a boil, then turn down to a simmer.
• Simmer for several hours until tongue is nice and tender when a two pronged fork is inserted into the thickest part.
• Cool tongue enough to peel skinn off. (Beware, the water that has collected under the skin can be hot enough to scald you.).
• Before taking tongue out of water, put sauce ingredients in a small saucepan, adding garlic salt to taste.
• Bring to a simmer and leave simmering while preparing tongue, so flavors of sauce blend.
• After skinning tongue, slice and serve with sauce.