Greek Meat Sauce Recipe (Makaronia Me Kima)

This Greek meat sauce recipe is so flavorful. Filled with authentic spices that make this sauce authentic and delicious. 🍝

Course Main Course

Cuisine Greek

Keyword traditional greek dishes

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 40

Total Time 50

Servings

Calories 562kcal

Author Maria Koutsogiannis

Add olive oil to a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot and celery and cook until softened, about 4-5 minutes.
Stir in the ground beef, stirring occasionally to break up the meat and cook for about 10-12 minutes until cooked through.
Pour in the red wine to deglaze the pan. Cook it for a few minutes until most of the wine has evaporated.
Stir in the garlic, spices (salt, pepper, cinnamon, cloves, dried basil, all spice) and bay leaves until incorporated. Next stir in the diced or whole tomatoes (if using whole tomatoes crush them up a bit when added to the pot), sugar, tomato paste and water and bring to a boil. Once simmering, turn the heat to medium-low and let simmer with the lid on until the sauce has cooked down and most of the liquid has evaporated.
Near the end of the cooking time, cook the spaghetti noodles in salted water until al dente. Drain the noodles.
Serve the spaghetti noodles in bowl with a drizzle of olive oil and spoon the sauce overtop. Add grated parmesan or kefalograviera cheese and enjoy!

Serve with Maroulosalata aka my Mama's Salad for a delicious meal!
If you don't want to use red wine, you can try substituting with alcohol-free red wine or beef broth.