Makaronia Me Kima (spaghetti With Meat Sauce)

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs 80% lean ground chuck
• 1 onion, minced
• 4 -5 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 bunch fresh parsley, minced
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 3 -4 whole cloves
• 3 -4 dashes ground cinnamon
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon tomato paste (optional)
• water
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot with olive oil, turn heat to medium high.
• 2 add the onion, garlic, and parsley and sauté till onion turns translucent. be careful not to burn. add a touch of salt. add tomato paste, although really not necessary. let it sauté while stirring.
• 3 add the chopped tomatoes and let them release some juice.
• 4 now add the ground meat, and press it down with a fork gently so that huge cubes or balls of meat don't form. mix. season with a bit more salt and pepper.
• 5 add some water, just barely covering the meat.
• 6 add the cloves, cinnamon, tomato sauce and stir.
• 7 bring to a boil and then reduce to low heat. cover and simmer for an hour and a half or until liquid is gone.
• 8 serve with thin spaghetti and top with parmigiano-reggiano, grated kefalotiri or kefalograviera.