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Gravy is a medium-consistency sauce that is served with a side dish (pasta, porridge, mashed potatoes) or with meat. The dish gained popularity in the 17th century in France, and in 1848, various types of sauces began to be prepared all over the world. The sauce made from minced meat is considered the most satisfying and flavorful (the product provides nutritional and energy value). At the same time, meat gravy is considered universal and can be served with either boiled potatoes or pasta.
The easiest recipe for minced meat gravy
Minced meat sauce for pasta with a basic set of ingredients can be used for any side dish, and can also be included in the children's menu.
Composition of ingredients
Before you start making the gravy, you should prepare:
Type of ingredient with description | Required proportions |
Chilled beef fillet from a young individual. Preferably with a small amount of fat. | 200 g |
Onion head. Choose a small size product. | 1 PC. |
Potato broth. If not available, replace with filtered water. | 350-400 ml |
Cream. The desired fat content of the product is from 20%. | 30 ml |
Laurel leaves | 1 PC. |
The proportions of salt should be selected taking into account the degree of salinity of the potato broth.
Step-by-step cooking process
The gravy design scheme includes the following steps:
- Beef should be cleaned of veins and washed in water.
- Remove any remaining moisture from the meat with a clean cloth.
- Cut the meat into about 4 pieces.
- Next, the fillet must be passed through a meat grinder. If the gravy is being prepared for a child, then after the meat grinder the meat must be additionally chopped with a blender. Or re-twist through a meat grinder.
- The onion should be peeled and cut in half. After this, the onion needs to be chopped with a blender or grated.
- Place the chopped meat and onion in a deep frying pan and stir them.
- Then you need to add broth/water to the onion-meat mass.
- Place the pan on the stove over low heat. The ingredients should be simmered for approximately 1 hour. To prevent the broth from evaporating quickly, cover the pan with a lid. You need to stir the components periodically.
- After the specified time, you need to pour cream into the contents, add salt and bay leaf. Continue to simmer the contents for about 20 minutes after the broth boils.
After 20 minutes, turn off the stove and remove the laurel leaves from the pan. The finished gravy should sit for at least 10 minutes before use.
What can I add?
This recipe is considered basic. To vary the taste, you can include cheese (hard or processed), ground pepper, mushrooms, as well as garlic, mustard seeds and herbs in the gravy. The ingredients will enhance the taste and aroma of the gravy.
How to serve a dish
When serving, the gravy should be placed on top of the side dish (any side dish can be used). Fresh herbs are suitable for decorating the dish (choose the type of greens to suit your taste), as well as pickled tomatoes and cucumbers.
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Minced meat sauce with tomato juice for spaghetti
Spaghetti sauce can be prepared in a slow cooker. Thanks to the device, the dish turns out more tender and aromatic.
Minced meat sauce for pasta, recipe with tomato juice.
Additionally, the ingredients retain more nutrients.
Composition of ingredients
The recipe contents are as follows:
- minced chicken fillet – 400 g;
- red onions – 1 pc.;
- sweet pepper (yellow or red) – 1 pc.;
- fleshy and washed tomato – 1 pc.;
- young garlic cloves – 2 pcs.;
- juice from tomatoes. It is recommended to choose a product without salt and preservatives – 200 ml;
- wheat flour – 40 g;
- granulated sugar (the ingredient will soften the sourness in the dish) – 2-3 g;
- a set of spices for minced chicken (preferably without salt) – 10 g;
- olive oil, purified – 30-40 ml;
- fine salt (any) – 10-13 g.
To serve the dish you will need chopped fresh herbs. It is recommended to prepare onion feathers and dill sprigs in advance.
Step-by-step cooking process
The gravy creation scheme includes the following points:
- Peel the onion and chop it with a knife.
- The bell pepper needs to be cut into small cubes.
- Peeled garlic cloves should be chopped very finely with a knife.
- Remove the skin from the tomato, then finely chop the fruit.
- Wash the greens, shake to remove moisture and chop with a knife.
- Turn on the device in frying or baking mode and pour oil into the bowl. Wait until it warms up.
- Place chopped onion and garlic into the oil and fry the ingredients for approximately 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add sliced bell peppers to the onion-garlic fry and continue frying the food for about another 3 minutes.
- Place the minced meat into the prepared roast, add flour and mix the ingredients.
- Then immediately add the tomato slices and add granulated sugar. Mix the ingredients and fry the contents until the meat is cooked.
- When the meat is ready, you need to pour tomato juice into the contents, add salt and spices. Mix the ingredients thoroughly. Immediately switch the device to extinguishing mode and set the timer for approximately 30 minutes.
After the sound signal, add herbs to the contents, mix the products and let the gravy brew for about 15 minutes.
Hearty spaghetti with meat and tomato paste
This dish is one of the quick and budget-friendly ones, since pasta is not a very expensive product, and a piece of minced meat or meat can always be found in the freezer. Instead of tomatoes, which are quite expensive during winter, you can use tomato paste.
Components:
- Spaghetti – 400 g;
- Tomato paste – 200 ml;
- Butter – 60 g;
- Salt, pepper - to taste;
- Large onion – 1 pc.;
- Mixed minced meat – 600 g;
- Vegetable oil - for frying;
- Broth or water – 0.5 cups;
- Basil, parsley – a bunch.
Cooking time: hour.
Calorie content: 245 Kcal/100 g.
We spread the minced meat to fry in vegetable oil, after five minutes add broth and add spices. Mix everything and simmer for fifteen minutes, stirring occasionally so that it does not burn and cooks evenly.
Melt the butter in a small frying pan, add tomato paste, if you have a tomato, chop it and add it to the sauce. Chop fresh herbs and add to the tomato.
Mix the minced meat with the sauce and mix thoroughly. Boil the spaghetti until half cooked, turn off the gas and leave in the water for five minutes. Then drain into a colander and rinse with hot water. Place the spaghetti on plates and add minced meat and tomato sauce on top.
Minced meat sauce with cheese for pasta
It is recommended to prepare the minced meat sauce for pasta with the addition of cheese (processed and hard varieties can be used). It is also recommended to include Italian dry herbs in the recipe.
Composition of ingredients
The pasta sauce includes:
- combined minced meat. It is recommended to use a home-made product from beef and pork fillets (it is advisable to take meat in equal proportions) - 400 g;
- processed cheese. The ingredient should not contain additives - 2 packs weighing 80-90 g each;
- cream. The fat content of the product should be from 20% - 350 ml;
- turnip onion - 1 pc. (size medium);
- cloves of young garlic – 2 pcs.;
- fleshy washed tomatoes – 2 pcs.;
- oil. You can use vegetable and creamy (optional) – 30-40 ml/g;
- set of spices “Italian herbs” - 10-15 g;
- salt. It is advisable to use sea salt – 7-10 g.
It is recommended to control the proportions of salt, oil and Italian herbs according to taste preferences.
Step-by-step cooking process
The algorithm for creating pasta sauce is as follows:
- Before you start making the gravy, you need to put the packages of cheese in the freezer compartment. When frozen, it will be easier to chop them.
- The onions and garlic cloves should be peeled, after which the ingredients should be chopped one by one with a knife.
- It is recommended to remove the skin from the tomatoes, as it will spoil the appearance and taste of the gravy. To make the peel easier to remove, pour boiling water over the tomatoes and then pour over ice water. Due to the temperature difference, the skin will be removed even by hand.
- Cut the peeled tomatoes into small cubes.
- Then, in a container for preparing gravy, you need to heat the vegetable oil or melt the butter.
- Place the onion slices in a container and fry them until the ingredient is slightly browned.
- Add garlic, tomatoes and Italian herbs to the onions. Reduce the heat on the stove to a minimum and simmer the ingredients with regular stirring for up to 3 minutes.
- After 3 minutes, add minced meat to the contents and increase the heat of the burner to maximum. Fry the food over high heat until the minced meat turns light in color.
- When the minced meat lightens, pour cream into the contents and add salt. Stir the food and reduce the heat on the burner to low. The ingredients should be simmered for about 20 minutes.
- After the allotted time has ended, you need to remove the cheese from the freezer and grate it. Add cheese to remaining ingredients. Mix the ingredients until the cheese shavings “melt”.
- After this, the gravy must be simmered for approximately 7-10 minutes.
Drizzle the pasta with hot gravy and garnish with fresh basil leaves.
Recipe for chicken pasta cutlets in batter
For treats, you should choose small-sized flour products - spirals, shells or short tubes work well. It is recommended to make the basis for the cutlets from pasta and minced chicken, taken in equal proportions. And in order for the finished meatballs to acquire a crispy crust and remain juicy inside, they should be fried in a special breading.
Cooking time: 1 hour
Number of servings: 8
Ingredients
- chicken fillet – 0.4 kg;
- pasta – 160 g;
- Russian cheese – 140 g;
- eggs – 2 pcs.;
- onion - head;
- breadcrumbs – 130 g;
- dill, parsley – 4 sprigs;
- table salt – 8 g;
- vegetable fat – 65 ml;
- curry – 4 g;
- butter – 15 g;
- black pepper – 6 g.
Step-by-step preparation
- Pour water into a saucepan, lightly salt and set on fire. When the liquid begins to boil, add the pasta and, stirring regularly, cook for 6-7 minutes. You shouldn’t cook them for too long; it will be better if the products remain a little hard. Drain the cooked pasta in a colander, then place in a deep bowl, add butter and stir.
- Wash the chicken fillet, pat dry with a towel, and cut into bars. Combine them with the cooled pasta and pass through a large meat grinder.
- Remove the peel from the onion, wash it, and chop it into small cubes.
- Grind the cheese on a grater with large holes.
- Rinse parsley and dill with clean water and cut into small pieces.
- Add onion to the minced meat, add herbs, beat in one egg. Then add salt, season with spices and knead thoroughly with wet hands.
- Break the second egg into a deep cup and shake vigorously with a fork (until foam forms). Place breadcrumbs on a separate plate.
- Form rectangular pieces of the same size from the meat mass. Then dip them in a mashed egg, sprinkle with crackers and place in a frying pan with hot oil.
- Cook the meatballs for five minutes over medium heat. Then turn over and fry on the other side until a delicious crust appears.
Place the finished meatballs on serving plates, then begin tasting. It is recommended to decorate each serving with a spinach leaf, sweet pepper slices and cherry tomatoes.
Minced meat sauce for buckwheat
It is recommended to make buckwheat gravy from chopped minced meat with the addition of vegetables. It can also be used to serve with pasta.
Composition of ingredients
To create buckwheat gravy you will need:
- chilled chicken breast (meat only, without skin) – 650-700 g;
- onion. It is recommended to choose purple bulbs – 2 pcs.;
- small carrots, washed from dirt - 2 pcs.;
- ketchup. It is recommended to use spicy. If spiciness in the dish is not desired, then you can replace it with tomato sauce - 40 g;
- flour. It is advised to take wheat, baking - 60 g;
- filtered water – 500 ml;
- butter, high quality, without additives (spread is not suitable) – 50 g;
- fresh dill. Only twigs, since the plant’s stems are hard – 15-20 g;
- laurel leaf – 1 pc.;
- set of spices for chicken – 15-20 g;
- odorless olive (or sunflower) oil – 30 ml;
- table salt, fine – 15-30 g.
The amount of salt should be controlled by the chicken spices used (they often contain salt).
Step-by-step cooking process
Making buckwheat gravy includes the following steps:
- Rinse and dry the meat, then chop the fillet very finely with a knife.
- Decorate the onions into half rings (they must be peeled first), and chop the carrots on a grater.
- Finely chop the dill sprigs with a knife.
- Next, in a large frying pan (or other suitable container), you need to heat the vegetable oil.
- Place the chopped meat in a frying pan and fry it for about 5-7 minutes on a high heat burner.
- After 5-7 minutes, you need to reduce the heating power of the stove slightly below average, and fry the minced meat for about another 13-15 minutes.
- After the specified time has passed, you need to put chopped onion, chopped carrots, and ketchup into the frying pan. Mix the ingredients.
- After this, you need to pour in approximately 100 ml of water and add spices for the chicken. Mix the ingredients again and reduce the heat to low. Simmer the ingredients for about 20 minutes with occasional stirring.
- While the base of the gravy is stewing, you need to melt the butter in a saucepan, add flour and fry the food over medium heat for about 1-2 minutes.
- After 1-2 minutes, you need to pour water into the saucepan and cook the contents until thickened.
- When the contents in the saucepan become thick, you need to transfer it to the frying pan with the meat. You also need to add dill and bay leaves to the meat. Mix the ingredients and check the gravy for the degree of salinity. Add salt if necessary.
- Simmer the gravy after combining the ingredients for about 2 minutes.
After cooking, the gravy should stand with the lid closed for approximately 15 minutes. After a while, you need to remove the bay leaf from the contents, and you can serve the dish on the table.
Cooking steps
- Heat a thick, dry frying pan and pour the indicated amount of wheat flour onto it.
Constantly stir the flour with a wooden spatula and fry until creamy as shown in the photo. Transfer the fried flour to a clean, dry plate. Add a few tablespoons of ghee to the frying pan, which you can safely replace with vegetable oil due to the lack of the former.
Peel the red onion and cut into small cubes. You can also use onions.
Add the chopped onion to the melted butter in a frying pan and fry it until golden brown. Transfer the onions to a separate clean plate.
Buy ready-made minced meat or make it yourself. Both beef and pork are suitable for this gravy.
Add the resulting minced meat to the frying pan in which the onions were fried.
Knead the minced meat so that no large pieces remain. Fry it until it has a uniform matte color.
Salt the meat to taste, add ground black pepper and previously fried onions.
At this stage, add the fried flour to the pan.
Mix all ingredients thoroughly.
Lightly heat the required amount of full-fat milk, and then pour it into the frying pan with the meat and onions.
Thoroughly mix the ingredients again, bring the liquid to a boil and add the prepared ground nutmeg.
Under a closed lid and over low heat, cook the sauce for 5-7 minutes until cooked.
We serve the finished dish only hot and with a side dish. A delicious minced meat sauce for pasta is ready.
Bon appetit!
Calories: Not specified
Cooking time:
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The main secret of a delicious minced meat gravy is not in proportions, but in proper preparation. You can take more onions or carrots, add sweet peppers, fresh tomatoes, sour cream, but if the minced meat is in large pieces, you will not end up with gravy, but mini-meatballs in the sauce. In order for the pieces of minced meat to be small, and the minced meat sauce for pasta, the recipe with a photo of which I have prepared for you today, to look appetizing, the minced meat in the frying pan needs to be stirred until it is all fried. Then the pieces will no longer be able to stick together. If you want more sauce, at the end of cooking, add sour cream, water or broth and bring the gravy to the desired consistency. If the gravy is left thick, the finished dish will resemble navy pasta, only with the addition of tomato. They turn out very tasty.
Ingredients:
- lean meat or minced meat - 350-400 g; — onions – 2 pcs.; – large carrots – 1 pc.; — vegetable oil – 3 tbsp; – tomatoes – 3-4 pcs. (or 3 tbsp sauce); - salt - to taste; – freshly ground black pepper – 0.5 tsp. (taste); - dried basil or thyme - 1/3 tsp; - water or broth - 0.5 cups; - pasta, fresh herbs - for serving.
Recipe with photos step by step:
The gravy can be made with ready-made minced meat, use pork or pork-beef. But it’s better to cook the minced meat yourself; it will take a few minutes. Cut the meat into pieces and pass through a meat grinder once or twice.
Cut the onion into thin half-rings or finely chop it into cubes. Heat the oil, add the onion. Stir-fry until the onion becomes translucent or lightly browned.
Three carrots on a coarse or fine grater. Add to the onion, mix and continue frying the vegetables until the carrots are soft.
When the vegetables are browned and the butter turns golden, add the minced meat. Take a long-toothed fork and vigorously mash the minced meat, breaking the layers into small lumps. If the frying pan is coated, then use a spatula or wooden fork.
Knead the minced meat until it changes color from reddish to gray. Increase the heat and evaporate the meat juice. Add salt, pepper and other spices to your taste.
Three tomatoes on a coarse grater, add to the minced meat with vegetables. Stir and fry until the tomato acquires a contrasting sweet and sour taste. Instead of fresh tomatoes, you can add sauce or paste.
We set the water for the pasta in advance so that we can cook both the gravy and the pasta at the same time. Cook until done according to package directions. Place on a sieve and drain the broth. The pasta can be mixed directly into the gravy or mixed in a bowl.
Place a portion of pasta and minced meat gravy with vegetables on a plate. Decorate with greens and serve. Bon appetit!
And greens. And for a pleasant aroma, use rosemary, bay leaf and ginger.
RECIPE FOR MEAT GRAVY FROM MINT MEAT
What do you need:
- 500 g minced meat
- 2–3 cloves of garlic
- 1 onion
- 1–2 tbsp. spoons of tomato paste
- 2 tbsp. spoons of flour
- 1.5–2 tbsp. water
- Salt, pepper - to taste
- 2 bay leaves
- 3 tbsp. spoons of vegetable oil
How to make minced meat gravy:
- Finely chop the onion and chop the garlic using a press.
Fry the onion until golden brown in vegetable oil for 3-5 minutes. The fire should be medium. Add minced meat, cook for 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add tomato paste. Cover the pan with a lid and leave to simmer for five minutes.
Add flour, water, bay leaf, garlic, salt and pepper. Mix the gravy well, cover with a lid, reduce heat to low. Simmer for ten minutes until done.
RECIPE FOR MEAT GRAVY WITH SOUR CREAM
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What do you need:
- 500 g minced meat
- 1–2 onions
- 2–3 tbsp. spoons of flour
- Vegetable oil
- 1 bunch of dill
- 200 g sour cream
- 1.5 tbsp. hot water
- Salt, pepper, seasonings - to taste
How to prepare meat gravy with sour cream:
- Cut the onion into small cubes, finely chop the dill.
Fry the minced meat in vegetable oil for 7–8 minutes over high heat. Add salt, pepper, seasonings. Add the onion to the minced meat and continue frying for another two minutes. Then add flour and mix. After a couple of minutes, pour in hot water. Reduce heat and leave the dish to simmer on the stove for 5-7 minutes.
As soon as the gravy acquires the consistency of a thick sauce, add sour cream and dill and stir. After 2-3 minutes, the meat gravy is ready. It goes well with boiled vegetables, mashed potatoes or buckwheat.
RECIPE FOR CREAMY GRAVY WITH MINGED MEAT AND MUSHROOMS
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What do you need:
- 400 ml cream 50 g butter
- 50 g flour
- Olive oil
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 200 g champignons
- 350–400 g minced meat
- Salt, pepper, spices - to taste
How to prepare creamy gravy with minced meat and mushrooms:
- Finely chop the onion and garlic and fry in olive oil. Add minced meat, chopped mushrooms, salt and pepper and mix thoroughly. Fry until done.
Combine cream and flour in a saucepan. Put it on fire. Stir the sauce thoroughly so that there are no lumps left. Bring to a boil and add butter. After 5-7 minutes, remove from heat and pour the creamy mixture into the minced meat. Add spices. Stir gently. Leave on the stove for another 2-3 minutes. This creamy sauce goes especially well with spaghetti.
Is there any mince left? Make a healthy casserole!
Minced meat sauce with sour cream
Sour cream gives the gravy not only a special sourness, but also a delicate taste and aroma.
You can serve the dish with any side dish, even stewed vegetables.
Composition of ingredients
The recipe for gravy with sour cream includes:
- ground meat. You can use any ingredient (chicken, beef or combined) - 500 g;
- onion head The ingredient used is a turnip variety, medium size - 1 pc.;
- flour. You will need sifted wheat flour - 40 g;
- sour cream. The product must have medium thickness and fat content from 20% - 200 ml;
- water passed through a filter – 300 ml;
- oil. Natural creamy or vegetable made from olives is suitable - 30 ml;
- salt (any) – 10-13 g;
- a set of spices for meat (choose according to the type of minced meat used) – 10-13 g;
- fresh dill. The greens should be washed and moisture removed from them - 10-15 g.
It is recommended to select the proportions of salt and spices according to taste preferences.
Step-by-step cooking process
The recipe algorithm is as follows:
- Peel the onion and arrange it into small cubes.
- Chop the dill with a knife.
- Heat the oil in a saucepan and fry the minced meat in it. Frying time for meat is about 8 minutes. The fire strength should be set slightly above average.
- Add chopped onion, a set of spices and salt to the fried minced meat. Fry the ingredients for approximately 3 minutes.
- Dissolve flour in water and pour the solution into the pan 3 minutes after adding the onion.
- Stir the products and immediately reduce the burner power to low settings. The contents should be simmered for about 6-7 minutes.
- After 6-7 minutes, the contents should thicken. After this, you need to add sour cream and dill to it. Mix the ingredients and continue simmering for about 3 minutes.
The sour cream sauce should sit for about 5-10 minutes. When serving, you can add ground black or hot pepper to the sauce.
Cheese sauce for spaghetti with meat pate
Spaghetti is a flour product in the form of long thin tubes, they are very tasty and filling in themselves. They can be drizzled with oil and served immediately. But culinary masters have invented a real feast of taste in the form of various sauces that complement this dish.
Components:
- Cheese – 250 g;
- Flour – 2 l;
- Butter – 65 g;
- Milk – 200 ml;
- Pepper, salt - to taste.
Cooking time: twenty minutes.
Calorie content: 58 Kcal/100 g.
Melt the butter in a frying pan, gradually adding crushed flour, fry until brownish. Add pre-grated cheese and stir until the consistency resembles sour cream. Then add milk in batches. Add salt, pepper, and chopped herbs if desired. Those who like spiciness can add a little garlic or mustard.
Minced meat gravy with tomatoes for mashed potatoes
A minced meat sauce for pasta (as well as mashed potatoes, rice or spaghetti) that includes vegetables produces a more delicate texture and rich flavor.
Composition of ingredients
To prepare the gravy for the puree, you need to prepare the following ingredients:
- minced chicken fillet (replacement with combined minced beef and pork is allowed, but then the calorie content of the dish will increase) – 500 g;
- red bell pepper. The product should be cleared of seeds and washed in advance - 1 pc.;
- onion head You can use both onions and purple onions - 1 pc.;
- carrot. Choose a small root vegetable - 1 pc.;
- fleshy and washed large tomato – 1 pc.;
- oil. You can use both sunflower and olives. The product must be odorless – 30 ml;
- spices for minced meat. Choose spices according to the type of meat used. Preferably without salt in the composition;
- table salt – 10-13 g.
It is also recommended to include greens in the recipe. The ingredient should be selected according to taste preferences.
Step-by-step cooking process
The technological part of the recipe consists of the following steps:
- Initially, you need to remove the peel from the onion. Next, the product needs to be finely chopped with a knife.
- Rinse the carrots from dirt (it is recommended to use a soft metal sponge) and chop with a grater.
- The bell pepper should be finely chopped with a knife.
- The tomato must first be peeled, after which it should be finely chopped.
- It is recommended to first rinse the greens used and shake the moisture from them. Chop the greens with a knife.
- After preparing the food, heat the oil in a saucepan or frying pan and brown the onion in it. The onion frying time is approximately 3-4 minutes, with the stove very hot.
- When the onion is browned, add carrots, tomatoes and bell peppers to the saucepan/frying pan. Continue frying the food at maximum heat for about 3 minutes.
- After 3 minutes, you need to add minced meat, chopped herbs, as well as salt and selected spices to the ingredients. Stir the ingredients and continue frying over high heat for about 5 minutes.
- After 5 minutes, you need to reduce the heat to low and simmer the contents (cover the saucepan/pan with a lid) for approximately 15 minutes. If necessary, you can add water/vegetable broth to the gravy.
The finished gravy can be served immediately with mashed potatoes. For decoration, it is recommended to take fresh cherry tomatoes or gherkins.
How to cook
- the onion
into cubes,
the dill
finely. - meat
in a frying pan in vegetable or sunflower oil until light golden brown (5-8 minutes over high heat), not forgetting to add salt and pepper.
I also add seasoning to the minced meat
. At the end, add the onion to the pan and fry for another 2 minutes (the onion should be slightly damp).
Frying minced meat for gravy - add onion!
- Now it’s time to add 2 tablespoons of flour
, mix everything well and give just a minute for the minced meat to set with the flour.
Add a glass or one and a half (depending on the size of the pan) of boiling water
or hot water, stir. Reduce the heat to low and simmer the minced meat without a lid on the stove for 5 minutes.
Simmer the gravy on the stove, waiting for it to thicken
- As soon as you notice that the water with minced meat and onions has thickened and acquired the consistency of a sauce, add chopped dill and sour cream. Mix everything and keep on fire for literally 2-3 minutes.
Just like that, our meat gravy is ready!
What to serve with meat gravy
An excellent combination of gravy with mashed potatoes or boiled potatoes.
Mince gravy is very good with mashed potatoes!
It’s very tasty served on top of buckwheat.
Even with boiled pasta, the meat gravy will be enjoyed with pleasure. In general, this is a very versatile dish, it goes with everything and over time the gravy only becomes tastier, with a richer taste.
In the process of preparing meat gravy, you are unlikely to have any questions or difficulties. The taste of this dish can be complicated by adding, when frying the minced meat, not only onions, but also finely chopped fresh champignons, or carrots, even finely chopped pickled cucumbers are suitable - purely for everyone.
The taste of the meat gravy is very delicate and creamy, but if you don’t like sour cream, then you can exclude it from the recipe altogether, just add a little more boiling water and watch the consistency of the gravy so that it doesn’t turn out too thick.
Enjoy your meal!
Spicy minced meat sauce with tomato paste
If desired, the gravy with tomato paste can be prepared not spicy; for this, hot pepper should be replaced with white pepper (it has a pleasant aroma and low heat).
If desired, this ingredient can be completely excluded from the list.
Composition of ingredients
Ingredients for making gravy:
- ground meat. When preparing a spicy gravy, it is recommended to use a combination of minced pork and beef. If the gravy is not spicy, then you can use minced chicken - 500 g;
- young garlic cloves – 3 pcs.;
- onion. You will need a turnip variety ingredient - 1 pc.;
- tomato paste (choose a quality product) – 30 ml;
- wheat flour – 40 g;
- purified water – 350 ml;
- hot pepper in powder form – 2-3 g;
- table salt – 10-13 g;
- olive oil – 30 ml.
It is recommended to adjust the amount of pepper and salt during the preparation of the gravy.
Step-by-step cooking process
The technological stage of the recipe consists of the following points:
- Pass the garlic cloves through a press. And peel and chop the onion.
- Pour oil into a saucepan and fry the onion in it until browned over moderate heat on the stove.
- Add minced meat to the onion fry and continue frying the ingredients (without changing the heat of the stove) for about 7 minutes.
- After the specified time, you need to put the tomato paste in the saucepan, mix the products and reduce the heating of the stove to low values. Simmer the ingredients for about 5 minutes.
- At the end of 5 minutes, add garlic, hot pepper, flour to the contents, add salt and pour in water. Mix the ingredients thoroughly so that there are no flour lumps. Continue simmering the contents for about 10 minutes.
You can use the gravy with the side dish immediately. You can serve pickled vegetables at the same time.
Classic tomato sauce
Cooking time:
40 minutes
Number of servings:
8
Ingredients:
- Tomato paste (juice) – 1 tbsp. l.
- Onion – 1 pc.
- Carrots – 1 pc.
- Vegetable oil (sunflower, corn) – 2 tbsp. l.
- Cream (20%) – 1 tbsp. l.
- Water -1 glass
- Sugar - a pinch
- Salt - to taste
- Spices - optional
Preparation:
- Wash and peel the onions and carrots.
- Cut the onion into not very small cubes.
- Cut the carrots into strips or grate them on a coarse grater.
- Pour a little vegetable oil into the pan and fry the onion first, then add the carrots.
- When the vegetables acquire a beautiful golden color, add the tomato and water. Mix well and simmer the sauce over low heat for at least 10-15 minutes.
- As soon as the gravy begins to thicken, add salt, sugar and any spices. Mix well again, reduce heat and bring to a boil.
- Pour cream or milk into the sauce, bring the mixture to a boil and remove from heat.
Tomato sauce for buckwheat without meat is considered classic, as it goes well with any dish made from this grain. It can be cooked all year round, even when there are no fresh vegetables on hand. All products can be easily replaced with identical ones: pasta - chopped tomatoes, cream - sour cream or milk. If you don't have onions or carrots, you can use dried mixtures.
- A delicious meatless gravy for buckwheat can be used not only for side dishes, but also for ready-made dishes made from this grain. Tomato sauce is ideal for buckwheat pancakes and buckwheat flour pies.
- The vegetable gravy recipe can be used as a base for preparing sauce with mushrooms and meat.
- Instead of water, you can use meat broth; to do this, boil lean beef.
- There are two simple ways to make tomato gravy thicker and more flavorful: you can add a little fried wheat flour or starch diluted in water.
- If meat dishes have already been prepared for the buckwheat side dish: cutlets, chops or steak, then tomato sauce is best suited.
- A delicious gravy for buckwheat, which is prepared without adding meat, can be stored in the refrigerator for several days. Before preparing the side dish, it will be enough to simply heat it in a saucepan or frying pan.
Today we no longer have the opportunity to cook buckwheat porridge according to the original Russian traditions - in the oven. Modern housewives either cook it on the stove or simmer it in the oven, but no matter how hard they try, they cannot prepare porridge soaked in the true buckwheat spirit. So our hostesses try to complement the taste of this side dish with new notes so that it can please every member of the family. And they do this through various sauces and gravies. And since this grain can be combined with almost any product, it is not difficult to prepare a delicious sauce for buckwheat.
How to emphasize and what to complement the buckwheat side dish? Make a good sauce!
Minced pork sauce for rice
The minced meat sauce for pasta (and other side dishes) can be varied by including mushrooms and mayonnaise. To make the dish juicy, it is recommended to use minced pork.
Composition of ingredients
The recipe includes the following products:
- minced lean pork fillet – 500 g;
- purified vegetable oil – 20 ml;
- fresh boletus, white or oyster mushrooms – 200 g;
- onion head – 1 pc.;
- homemade or store-bought classic mayonnaise – 10-15 ml;
- table salt – 7-12 g.
To improve the meat aroma, you can add a set of pork spices to your list of products.
Step-by-step cooking process
The algorithm for creating mushroom gravy for rice is as follows:
- The onion needs to be peeled and chopped.
- Mushrooms need to be cleaned of defects and cut into medium-sized pieces.
- Next, pour oil into a double-bottomed frying pan and heat it.
- Place the onion slices in the oil and fry until lightly browned. The process takes approximately 2 minutes.
- Add minced meat to the fried onions and fry the food on a high heat burner for about 5 minutes.
- Then you need to reduce the fire power to moderate values, and add mushrooms to the contents. Fry the ingredients, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes.
- After the time has passed, you need to add salt, spices (if used) and mayonnaise to the ingredients. Mix the ingredients and reduce the heat on the stove to a minimum. The contents should be simmered for approximately 10-15 minutes. The pan should be covered with a lid while stewing.
The finished gravy should sit. Therefore, it is recommended to consume it 15-20 minutes after it is ready.
Minced pasta for spaghetti in the oven
This dish is wildly popular in modern restaurants. It is tasty, satisfying, specific and not boring. But not everyone can afford to visit restaurants often to enjoy themselves. It’s easy enough to prepare it in your home kitchen and feed the whole family at once.
Components:
- Pasta – 600 g;
- Chicken breast – 550 g;
- Veal tenderloin – 400 g;
- Cheese – 250 g;
- Paprika – 1 pc.;
- Onion – 1 pc.;
- Garlic – 3 cloves;
- Eggs – 3 pcs.;
- Cilantro - a bunch;
- Olive oil – 2 tbsp. l.
Cooking time: 40 minutes.
Calorie content: 275 Kcal/100 g.
We wash the meat and cut it into pieces with a fillet knife, so that it is convenient to place it in the funnel of an electric meat grinder, and twist it into minced meat along with the garlic. Sauté chopped onion and paprika in olive oil.
Boil the pasta until half cooked and immediately drain the water to prevent porridge from forming. Let them be a bit firm and cook through the cooking process. Lightly fry the minced meat in a frying pan, add vegetables and ground tomato juice.
Place the pasta in a deep glass roasting pan and distribute the minced meat and vegetables on top. Turn on the thermostat to 195 °C. Beat the eggs in a small bowl, add cilantro, grated cheese and pour the dressing over the pasta. Let it cook for twenty-five minutes.
Minced meat sauce with mushrooms and pickles
The minced meat sauce with mushrooms and cucumbers has an unusual taste and can be served with both cereals and pasta.
Composition of ingredients
The set of ingredients for the gravy is as follows:
- ground meat. Minced meat can be prepared from any type of meat - 600 g;
- clean medium-sized champignons – 12 pcs.;
- medium onion – 2 pcs.;
- dense pickled cucumbers. Choose a small ingredient - 5-6 pcs.;
- wheat flour – 40 g;
- water purified from impurities – 550-600 ml;
- sunflower seed oil, refined – 35-40 ml;
- spices for minced meat (if possible, choose without salt) – 10-15 g;
- table salt – 15-18 g.
The type and amount of greens in the recipe should be chosen according to taste.
Step-by-step cooking process
The gravy design scheme includes the following steps:
- It is recommended to arrange the peeled onions and mushrooms into thin slices.
- Cucumbers should be cut into very small cubes. Chop the greens with a knife.
- Pour oil into a frying pan with a thick bottom and high sides and fry the onion and mushroom mixture in it.
- When the mushroom juice has evaporated from the frying pan, add minced meat to the frying pan, mix the ingredients and fry the components over moderate heat for approximately 10 minutes.
- Next, add spices, salt and cucumbers to the pan. Mix water with flour and pour the resulting solution into the contents. Mix the ingredients and simmer for about 20-25 minutes.
Add greens to the prepared gravy and mix the ingredients. Let the contents rest for about 10 minutes.
The gravy will have the desired texture, and the meat will retain its juices and taste if you follow the basic tips during the cooking process (the type of side dish, mashed potatoes or pasta does not affect the tips):
- It is recommended to fry the flour in a dry frying pan until slightly darkened before adding it to the gravy. Thanks to frying, flour does not form lumps after being added to the mixture;
- It is recommended to prepare the minced meat yourself (as a result the composition of the product will be known exactly). In this case, the prepared meat (washed, dried and without tendons) does not need to be chopped very much. It is enough to scroll once through a meat grinder. As a result, the minced meat will be more juicy, and the gravy will have a pronounced meat taste;
- after adding minced meat to the gravy, the burner power should be increased to a maximum for approximately 5 minutes. As a result of maximum heating, meat juices will be preserved even in small pieces of meat;
- After introducing the liquid ingredients, the gravy should be simmered on low heat on the stove. Slow simmering allows the ingredients to fully absorb each other’s aromas and tastes.
- Do not overcook the minced meat-based gravy on the stove, as vegetables or pasta may turn into mush and the meat may become tough.
How to make ground beef gravy: general rules
Beef plays the first role in the dish. Since the meat is ground into minced meat, thereby significantly reducing cooking time, any part of the carcass is suitable for gravy. It is better, of course, to choose sirloin, flank or tenderloin, but shoulder blade and brisket will work for minced meat.
Before grinding the meat, wash it well and pat dry with paper towels. Then the films and fat are cut off, the tendons are cut out and cut into small pieces. To make the gravy, the beef is minced through a large-mesh meat grinder. There is no need to grind meat in a blender, turning it into porridge.
In any version of the gravy, the ground beef complements the vegetables. They are washed, peeled, and finely chopped. Fry and combine with meat in the sequence indicated in the recipe.
Vegetables are sauteed over medium heat, and when adding minced meat, the flame of the burner is increased. Thanks to this technique, small pieces of beef are “sealed”, retaining maximum juices inside.
The next step in preparing ground beef gravy is adding the liquid ingredients and simmering over low heat. You can stew meat and vegetables in tomato, sour cream, cream, milk, or your own juice. On average, this takes 15 minutes. The total cooking time is 1 hour.
Step-by-step preparation
- I used durum wheat pasta. Place the pasta in boiling salted water: for 200 grams of pasta, 2 liters of water. Bring to a boil and cook over low heat for 20 minutes, then turn off the heat, cover the pan with a lid and let the pasta steep for another 10 minutes. Place the finished pasta in a colander and rinse.
- Let's prepare vegetable sauce for pasta. Wash the tomato, cut off the top and cut into small cubes. Wash the bell pepper, remove the seeds and stem and chop finely. I used half red and half green pepper.
- Heat 4 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a frying pan and fry the vegetables in it. The heat is medium, cooking time is 10 minutes, do not forget to stir.
- Pour the pasta into the pan with the gravy and add a knob of butter. Mix everything well and simmer for 3 minutes. The pasta is ready.
- Cut the pork flesh into small pieces, peel the onion and chop coarsely.
- Grind the meat and onion in a blender until smooth.
- Soak the loaf in milk.
- Transfer the minced meat into a deep bowl, add the soaked loaf and chopped garlic, salt and pepper to taste.
- Mix everything well with your hands. The minced meat is ready.
- With wet hands, take a small amount of minced meat and form oblong or round cutlets. There is no need to dredge them, so no additional flour or breadcrumbs are needed. I use all the minced meat.
This dish will delight you with its ease of preparation and excellent result, which is that the lunch will be quite complete and very satisfying. Serve fresh vegetable salad with pasta and cutlets. You can use regular pasta instead of durum pasta and cook it according to the instructions on the package.
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Spaghetti with minced meat in a slow cooker
The most convenient and simple recipe for spaghetti with minced meat for yourself and all your family and loved ones. And the fact that cooking takes you a minimum of time makes cooking itself a pleasure for the housewife. Take:
- Pasta - half a pack;
- Ground meat - 500 gr.;
- Bulb;
- Carrots - 1 pc.;
- Grows. oil - 50 gr.;
- Salt, spices (at your own discretion);
- Water.
- In the multicooker, turn on the “baking” mode. Pour in vegetable oil. Set the timer for 10 minutes and let the oil heat up.
- Wash the onions and carrots, peel and cut. Place everything in a bowl with the oil. After 5 minutes the vegetables will soften.
- That’s when you put the meat minced in a meat grinder into a container, add salt and spices. Fry until everything is cooked.
- Once everything has arrived, switch the mode to “pilaf”.
- Pour as much water into the bowl as the pasta cooking instructions call for.
- Once everything comes to a boil, send in the pasta. Close the lid and watch for the liquid to evaporate.
Serve cooked spaghetti with minced meat in a slow cooker in a warm bowl. If desired, top with cheese and herbs.
As you may have noticed, cooking pasta with minced meat is an excellent solution for deliciously feeding a large number of people. The presented recipes will help you reveal your talents as a cook.
Step-by-step preparation
Step 1:
I used durum wheat pasta. Place the pasta in boiling salted water: for 200 grams of pasta, 2 liters of water. Bring to a boil and cook over low heat for 20 minutes, then turn off the heat, cover the pan with a lid and let the pasta steep for another 10 minutes. Place the finished pasta in a colander and rinse.
Step 2:
Let's prepare vegetable sauce for pasta. Wash the tomato, cut off the top and cut into small cubes. Wash the bell pepper, remove the seeds and stem and chop finely. I used half red and half green pepper.
Step 3:
Heat 4 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a frying pan and fry the vegetables in it. The heat is medium, cooking time is 10 minutes, do not forget to stir.
Step 4:
Pour the pasta into the pan with the gravy and add a knob of butter. Mix everything well and simmer for 3 minutes. The pasta is ready.
Cut the pork flesh into small pieces, peel the onion and chop coarsely.
Grind the meat and onion in a blender until smooth.
Soak the loaf in milk.
Transfer the minced meat into a deep bowl, add the soaked loaf and chopped garlic, salt and pepper to taste.
Mix everything well with your hands. The minced meat is ready.
Step 10:
With wet hands, take a small amount of minced meat and form oblong or round cutlets. There is no need to dredge them, so no additional flour or breadcrumbs are needed. I use all the minced meat.
Step 11:
Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and fry the cutlets for 10 minutes on each side over moderate heat.
This dish will delight you with its ease of preparation and excellent result, which is that the lunch will be quite complete and very satisfying. Serve fresh vegetable salad with pasta and cutlets. You can use regular pasta instead of durum pasta and cook it according to the instructions on the package.
Even such a banally simple dish as pasta with cutlets can be turned into a culinary masterpiece. It will turn out to be so delicious that even the most sophisticated gourmet will be unable to contain his appetite.
Pasta with cutlets in the oven
The oven always comes to the rescue when you need to cook something very tasty. When baked, any product acquires a unique aroma and is covered with a thin, pleasant crust. Pasta with cutlets in the oven is no exception.
Ingredients:
- minced beef – 0.5 kg;
- white bread – 2 slices;
- grated cheese, preferably Parmesan - 50 g;
- milk - 2 tbsp. l.;
- egg - 1 pc.;
- spaghetti – 1 pack per 400 g;
- ready-made tomato sauce – 1 package;
- vegetable oil – 1 tbsp. l.;
- garlic, parsley, salt, pepper.
Cooking method:
- Pour the bread crumb, most of the parsley, garlic and cheese with milk and grind in a blender. Stir the resulting mass together with the minced meat. Beat an egg into it. Then you should salt and pepper everything.
- We form cutlets, place them on a baking sheet and put them in the oven. The cutlets can also be baked in a sleeve if you want to get a dietary dish. It will be enough to keep them in the oven for about 20 minutes over high heat.
- Meanwhile, boil the spaghetti in salted water. When ready, drain the water and season them with vegetable oil.
- Place the spaghetti on portioned plates and arrange the cutlets nicely next to them. Pour tomato sauce over everything, sprinkle the remaining chopped herbs and grated cheese on top.
Spaghetti with sauce “A la Bolognese”
A delicious dish with a delicate creamy taste from the cheese. Cooking spaghetti with minced meat and cheese is not difficult, but you can use the most ordinary, processed cheese. Take:
- Pasta - 300 gr.;
- Twisted beef meat - 300 gr.;
- Bulb;
- A couple of cloves of garlic;
- Processed cheese - 300 gr.;
- Tomato sauce (or paste) - 2 spoons;
- Salt, pepper, herbs (as you wish);
- Vegetable oil;
- Water - for cooking spaghetti with minced meat and cheese and for diluting the sauce.
Variation of pasta sauce with minced meat
Another recipe for a very tasty and satisfying pasta sauce that will certainly brighten up the side dish.
What you will need:
- tomatoes in their own juice – 1.5 kg;
- minced meat – 0.5 kg;
- onions – 2 pcs.;
- Bulgarian pepper – 2 pcs.;
- garlic – 5 cloves;
- sugar – 2 tbsp. spoons;
- basil – 2 tbsp. spoons;
- spices;
- salt;
- pepper.
You can use ready-made canned tomatoes in their own juice, or you can take fresh ones, cut them into pieces and grind them in a blender, but not until smooth. There should be a few lumps. Peppers and onions are finely chopped, garlic is crushed in a garlic press.
Fry the minced meat in a saucepan over medium heat, where the sauce will be prepared. Add vegetables and spices there. After this, the fire is reduced to the very minimum and chopped tomatoes are added at the very end. Salt and pepper to taste. When the sauce is ready, it is served still hot with fresh pasta.
Minced meat is a brilliant human invention. You can prepare it from absolutely any meat and poultry, if only you had a meat grinder or a blender, so popular today. A huge variety of dishes can be prepared from minced meat. Minced meat dishes are present in almost all cuisines of the world because they are quick and easy to prepare. And these are not only the cutlets, dumplings, meatballs, and hedgehogs that are familiar to us since childhood. In Italy, minced meat is used to make lasagna, in Mexico, chili con carne. Minced meat is also good for preparing light snacks and holiday dishes. Today I'm making meat gravy with tomato
, which guarantees the success of any side dish. I prepared the gravy on the stove, while the multicooker was preparing another dish at the same time, but this gravy can be safely prepared in the multicooker, here.
Pasta cutlets recipe: how to cook delicious vermicelli cutlets
Do you have pasta left in the fridge from the night before and no one wants to eat it? No problem! Wheat products can be supplemented with meat and make the most tender meatballs! The dish turns out to be satisfying, original and quite budget-friendly, so it will especially appeal to thrifty housewives. How to make delicious cutlets from minced meat - you can easily find a recipe with the addition of spaghetti, horns, noodles on our page.
Recipe for chicken pasta cutlets in batter
For treats, you should choose small-sized flour products - spirals, shells or short tubes work well. It is recommended to make the basis for the cutlets from pasta and minced chicken, taken in equal proportions. And in order for the finished meatballs to acquire a crispy crust and remain juicy inside, they should be fried in a special breading.
Cooking time: 1 hour
Number of servings: 8
Ingredients
- chicken fillet – 0.4 kg;
- pasta – 160 g;
- Russian cheese – 140 g;
- eggs – 2 pcs.;
- onion - head;
- breadcrumbs – 130 g;
- dill, parsley – 4 sprigs;
- table salt – 8 g;
- vegetable fat – 65 ml;
- curry – 4 g;
- butter – 15 g;
- black pepper – 6 g.
Step-by-step preparation
- Pour water into a saucepan, lightly salt and set on fire. When the liquid begins to boil, add the pasta and, stirring regularly, cook for 6-7 minutes. You shouldn’t cook them for too long; it will be better if the products remain a little hard. Drain the cooked pasta in a colander, then place in a deep bowl, add butter and stir.
- Wash the chicken fillet, pat dry with a towel, and cut into bars. Combine them with the cooled pasta and pass through a large meat grinder.
- Remove the peel from the onion, wash it, and chop it into small cubes.
- Grind the cheese on a grater with large holes.
- Rinse parsley and dill with clean water and cut into small pieces.
- Add onion to the minced meat, add herbs, beat in one egg. Then add salt, season with spices and knead thoroughly with wet hands.
- Break the second egg into a deep cup and shake vigorously with a fork (until foam forms). Place breadcrumbs on a separate plate.
- Form rectangular pieces of the same size from the meat mass.
Then dip them in a mashed egg, sprinkle with crackers and place in a frying pan with hot oil. - Cook the meatballs for five minutes over medium heat. Then turn over and fry on the other side until a delicious crust appears.
It is not necessary to grind the pasta in a meat grinder; you can cut it with a knife and combine it with chopped poultry.
Try adding green onions to the minced meat instead of onions - it will make the taste of the treat brighter and fresher.
Place the finished meatballs on serving plates, then begin tasting. It is recommended to decorate each serving with a spinach leaf, sweet pepper slices and cherry tomatoes.
Cutlets made from vermicelli and minced pork
Do you want to quickly and tasty feed your family? We will be happy to tell you how to make cutlets - the recipe is in front of you! This way the meatballs always turn out very tasty. An appetizing meat dish with the addition of vermicelli is an excellent solution for dinner.
Cooking time: 45 minutes
Number of servings: 6
A spectacular delicacy for a home banquet
Surprise your loved ones with pasta cutlets with minced beef, shaped like “nests” and baked in the oven. An unusual and incredibly tasty dish can be easily created in your own kitchen, and the products needed for it can always be found on store shelves.
Cooking time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Number of servings: 7