Pennsylvania Greek Sauce
Description
Despite its name, Greek Sauce is actually a regional favorite of western Pennsylvania as a topping for hot dogs, hamburgers, and even French fries. In this iteration of the sauce, ground beef is simmered with a variety of spices, tomato sauce, and mustard.
Ingredients
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1 pound ground beef
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2 small onions, chopped
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1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
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1 cup water
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
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1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
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1/2 teaspoon dried basil
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1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
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1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
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1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
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2 teaspoons prepared yellow mustard
Directions
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Place the beef in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook until beef is completely brown; drain. Stir the onions, tomato sauce, water, salt, pepper, oregano, basil, garlic powder, cumin, red pepper flakes, and yellow mustard into the beef. Bring to a boil; lower heat to medium-low and simmer 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.