Garbage Plate Sauce

Description

Meat sauce with a wonderful blend of spices to pour over your choice of meat, macaroni salad, or home fries. A Rochester, New York original and a must-have. Add diced onions, ketchup, and mustard if desired.

Ingredients

  • ½ pound ground beef
  • 1 ¼ cups water
  • 1 tablespoon white vinegar
  • ½ teaspoon paprika
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon chili powder
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon ground thyme
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and stir in the ground beef. Cook and stir until the beef is crumbly
  2. evenly browned
  3. and no longer pink
  4. 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard any excess grease.
  5. Transfer the cooked beef to a blender and blend until the meat is finely minced. Bring the minced beef
  6. water
  7. vinegar
  8. paprika
  9. black pepper
  10. chili powder
  11. cayenne pepper
  12. salt
  13. allspice
  14. cloves
  15. cumin
  16. thyme
  17. and cinnamon to a simmer in a saucepan over medium heat; cook for at least 30 minutes
  18. adding water as needed to keep the mixture moist and gravy-like.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 40 mins

Servings: 4

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