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[Gaber]

Don't know his name but I do remember seeing him eat a whole peice of bacon raw, like a like an armadilo sucking up an ant.

[i_teach_esl]

i know its all over now, but i have to know, guru, did you add anything to the meat at all when you cooked it? garlic, onions, oil, anything?

[Ya-ta Boy]

Too late to help out. But...

#1. The ground beef/ground pork here is dry because there is not enough fat in it. Whoda thunk that, given the way 삼겹살 is?

Two solutions:

a) Ask the butcher to put in more fat when he grinds the meat for you.

b) Make meatballs: 500 g of meat, 1 egg, 1/2 cup bread crumbs. Simple, fast, easy. I don't know why it works; I guess the breadcrumbs absorb sauce and juices and makes the meat tastier.

#2. Use Italian sausage. For my money, it ain't spaghetti if there ain't no Italian sausage in it.

I make my own Italian sausage (bulk) out of ground pork (very cheap) and make meatballs out of it. I use it on pizza, in spaghetti, lasagna and some soups.

[Mashimaro]

[JongnoGuru]

[JongnoGuru]

[flotsam]

Rumour has it that thawing meat in a simmering pot of onion broth makes for yummy Fleisch that's the bee's knees.

[Ya-ta Boy]

One way around frozen ground beef: Steam it! Put a little water in the pan with the beef, cover and turn on the heat. Peek in every few minutes and peel off the thawed part with your spatula and break up the clumps. Near the end, when you just have a small lump left, take the lid off so the water can evaporate and escape.

If you are just putting it in spaghetti sauce, why not?

BTW, steamed ground beef makes a great hamburger...it's just messy to eat, but that can be fun, too.

[formerflautist]

Ya-ta boy has a great idea. There's a very popular restaurant near my hometown that makes sandwiches using steamed ground beef. They're actually called Maid-rites. It's best to use a double boiler to cook the beef.

[Ya-ta Boy]

[ddeubel]

My only comments are:

Go with bacon. Fat delivers taste .

Make sure it is made atleast two days earlier and then refrigerated and simmered to reheat, at a very low heat.

Oregano, real tasty oregano.

Forget the beef.

DD

[princess]

Well, I have a secret spaghetti recipe for Mexican style spaghetti. Can't reveal my secret though.

[gang ah jee]

I made a meat sauce last night, and I was thinking about Yata Boy's Italian sausage recommendations. Didn't have any Italian sausage though, so I used some chorizo that was lying around. It worked out well.

[Spiky]

As for the recipe, here is one recipe that uses coffee, perhaps it was similar to this one...

EASY SPAGHETTI MEAT SAUCE

2 tbsp. olive oil
1/2 c. chopped onion, or 1 onion, grated
1 lb. lean ground beef
Garlic powder to taste
1 can (10 oz.) tomato soup
1 can (12 oz.) tomato paste
1/2 c. black coffee (brewed or instant)
1 tsp. salt
Dash pepper
1/4 tsp. oregano

Heat olive oil in skillet. Add onion, ground beef, and garlic powder. Cook and stir, over medium heat, until meat has browned. Carefully add and blend in remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 1/2 hour. Cool, then refrigerate or freeze for later use, if desired. Yield: 4 generous servings

[Ya-ta Boy]