Best Sardis Meat Sauce Recipes

SARDI'S MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350F.
• 2. Mix beef and veal and spread out in a baking pan. Bake for 20 minutes. Stir and cook another 10 minutes.
• 3. In a saucepan, combine sage, oregano, salt, pepper, onion, mushrooms, and garlic. Heat and cook, stirring, until mushrooms start to release their liquid. Spread over meat mixture and cook in oven another 15 minutes.
• 4. Remove meat from oven and transfer to a large saucepan.
• 5. Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 1/4 hours. Add more salt if needed.
• 6. Cool and store in refrigerator, for up to a week, or freeze. Reheat as needed.

CANNELLONI AU GRATIN WITH SARDI SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt the butter over medium-low heat in an ovenproof saucepan. When the butter is hot but not sizzling, stir in the flour, blending well. Bake in oven for 15 minutes at 250 degrees. Set aside.
• Bring 3 cups chicken broth to a boil, and simmer for 20 minutes. Add 1/3 cup roux gradually, stirring constantly. Simmer for 20 more minutes. Skim any fat that accumulates on the surface. Strain the sauce and cool. (This sauce can be kept for 4 days in the refrigerator.)
• Beat the eggs in a bowl. Add 1 tablespoon of butter (reserving the rest for greasing crepe pan). Add salt, and beat in the flour. Add milk, and whisk thoroughly until smooth.
• Place a 6-inch nonstick pan over medium heat. Butter pan lightly with some of the reserved butter, then pour in about 1 1/2 tablespoons of batter. (These French-style crepes should be very thin.) Tilt pan quickly to distribute batter evenly. Cook until edges begin to brown; then, carefully flip with a nonstick spatula or your hands. Cook very briefly, about 30 seconds. Remove crepes to a warm plate. Repeat, rebuttering pan lightly each time, until all the batter is used. You should have 12 crepes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Then, in a saute pan over medium-low heat, combine the veal and sausage, and cook, stirring, until they change color but are not thoroughly cooked. (The meat will cook further inside the cannelloni.) Remove from heat and set aside.
• In a saucepan, combine the onion, oregano, garlic, celery, carrot and butter over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until the onion is translucent.
• In a bowl, combine the spinach, the cooked meats, 1/4 cup grated Parmesan, cooked vegetables and 3/4 cup chicken broth. Place in a baking pan, cover and bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven, and place on the stove top over low heat. Cook for 20 minutes, uncovered, adding more chicken broth if it gets dry. Stir occasionally. Remove from stove, and cover with a kitchen towel.
• In a saucepan, combine one cup of the meat and vegetable mixture, one cup of the veloute sauce and 1/2 cup chicken broth. Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat, and add the shredded cheese. Stir until melted. Add the warm cream and the sherry. Keep warm.
• Lay a crepe on a flat surface, and place three level tablespoons of the meat and vegetable mixture in the middle. Roll the crepe, and set aside. Repeat with remaining crepes. Place crepes in a baking dish.
• Distribute the cannelloni sauce over the crepes. Sprinkle with remaining 6 tablespoons grated Parmesan. Place crepes under a broiler until the cheese browns.

RICH ITALIAN PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven over medium heat, cook beef and onion until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. , Add the tomato sauce, stewed tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar and pepper. Stir in sausage. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. , Stir in parsley and oregano. Serve desired amount with pasta. Cool remaining sauce; transfer to freezer containers. Freeze for up to 3 months., To use frozen sauce: Thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Place in a saucepan and heat through.

PASTA WITH SARDINE SAUCE (PASTA CON SARDINE SICILIANO)

Steps:

• Cut fish into 1" pieces.
• Saute garlic in olive oil over medium heat until golden.
• Add sardines and continue to saute and stir until almost a paste (approximately 7 minutes).
• Add tomato paste and 3 to 5 tomato paste cans of water to the fish and bring to boil.
• Add herbs (leaves only)and raisins.
• Reduce heat, add salt and pepper; simmer until thick.
• Place cold water into large pot and start to the boil.
• Boil pasta until al dente, drain and toss with sauce.
• Serve with grated cheese on the side.

RAGU' AL SARDO (SARDINIAN MEAT SAUCE )

Steps:

• Saute onion in olive oil over low heat until onion softens thoroughly. Add garlic and parsley and raise heat to moderate. Saute for 2 minutes.
• Add turkey, red pepper flakes and saffron and continue cooking. Break up meat with a wooden spoon. Cook until meat is cooked through but not brown.
• Add tomatoes and salt and pepper to taste and simmer partially covered for 25 minutes.

SPAGHETTI SAUCE WITH GROUND BEEF

Steps:

• Combine ground beef, onion, garlic, and green pepper in a large saucepan. Cook and stir until meat is brown and vegetables are tender. Drain grease.
• Stir diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and tomato paste into the pan. Season with oregano, basil, salt, and pepper. Simmer spaghetti sauce for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.