The meat sauce is probably one of the most popular sauces ever, ideal for flavoring pasta, preparing cannelloni, baked lasagna and embellishing polenta. Too much fat you say? But no! Today I would like to give you the perfect recipe to prepare a spectacular meat sauce, without adding fats of any kind! Let's find out now how easy it is to prepare it at home!
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Identity Card of the Recipe
- 78 KCal Calories per serving
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Ingrediants
- 350 g of mixed lean minced meat
- q.s. of pepper
- q.s. of salt
- 1-2 sticks of celery
- 1 clove of garlic
- 100 g (1 medium) of carrots
- 1 grated nutmeg
- 1 pinch of cinnamon
- 1 bay leaf
- A few sage leaves
- 1 sprig of rosemary
- 1 tablespoon of tomato paste
- About 200 ml (1 glass) of dry white wine
Materials Needed
- Casserole with lid
- Sterile gauze
- Wooden spoon
- Vegetable peeler
- Knife
- Mixer
Preparation
- Clean the vegetables, then peel the carrot and wash it thoroughly. Wash the celery. Cut the carrot and celery into pieces, then obtain a finely chopped mixture with the help of an electric blender.
- Prepare the aromas: in a sterile gauze combine the sage, rosemary, bay leaf and garlic clove. Weld the ends of the gauze with a kitchen cord.
The right idea
The gauze of aromas is an ideal device to prevent all the aromatic herbs from dispersing in the sauce!- Brown the minced meat in a very hot saucepan, taking care to shell the minced meat with a wooden spoon and to maintain a sustained flame.
Did you know that
To obtain a good meat sauce, it is not necessary to brown the meat in oil or butter, nor to prepare the fried onion!- Add the tomato paste (or the tomato puree), the chopped vegetables and the flavored gauze to the ground, which in the meantime will be perfectly browned. Those who wish can also add a shallot.
- Season with salt and pepper and flavor with spices to taste such as cinnamon and nutmeg. Cover the ground coffee with white (or red) wine and bring to the boil.
- Once it has boiled, lower the heat and cook over very low heat for about 1 hour and a half, until the liquid has partially dried.
- It is advisable to check the cooking often and, if necessary, to add more liquid.
- The meat sauce is ready to be consumed as desired.
Alice's comment - PersonalCooker
Seen how tempting is this meat sauce? Now Christmas is approaching and you can serve super light dishes based on meat sauce, but very very tasty! You will make a great impression without exceeding the calories!
Try the Vegetable Ragù too!Nutritional values and Health Comment on the recipe
The LIGHT Meat Sauce is an accompanying sauce similar to the traditional one but less caloric. ATTENTION! The values shown here refer to 100g of ingredients and do not take into account the dehydration of the food being cooked; it is likely that the finished sauce may have a double nutritional concentration compared to what is reported.
The LIGHT Meat Sauce has a high protein content and a high biological value; fats are present but not excessive and carbohydrates are limited to a modest amount of fructose. Cholesterol is low, as is dietary fiber. This accompanying sauce is suitable for all dietary regimes, including those for weight reduction or for the fight against metabolic diseases (as long as in adequate quantities). The average portion of Meat Sauce is about 60-70g.
