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Greek Meat Sauce "Kema"

This Greek Sauce can be used for many of your dishes from simple pasta to casseroles and lasagna.
Course sauce
Cuisine California Greek
Keyword dinner, Greek, main dish, meat sauce
Servings 4 -6
Author Mary Papoulias-Platis

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef or lamb
  • 3 chopped onions
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup tomato paste or 1 can tomatoes
  • 1-1/2 cup white wine
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 bay leaf
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • a pinch or two of cinnamon
  • Myzithera Cheese or Parmesan for topping

Instructions

  1. In a deep skillet add the butter and cook the onions until tender.
  2. Add the meat and cook until browned.
  3. Add the tomato paste diluted with 1 cup water.
  4. (Or add the tomatoes,chopped)..
  5. Add the wine, bay leaf, salt ,pepper and cinnamon(optional).
  6. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes until sauce thickens and changes to a much lighter color.