Ingredients
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 teaspoon oil
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- salt to taste
- 1 clove garlic, diced or pressed through a garlic press
Start with a crock pot put the oil, onions and garlic in the crock and turn it on high start adding all of the spices. Mix this up well and add the tomato paste. Mix well. By now everything should be warm and the onions softening. Add the ground beef raw, yes raw, and add water until the beef is almost covered. Put the lid on the crock for about 10 minutes. Open the crock and stir, stir , stir until the beef looks fine and re-cover. Leave the heat on High until the water comes to a boil and then reduce the heat to Low. Cook for at least 3 hours. Keep moist with water; most will cook away. Add more water as needed but don’t flood it. If needed, ladle-out the extra water when time to serve. This flavor should remind you more of the real thing. OM NOM NOM!
Source: http://www.chow.com/recipes/28498-nick-tahous-meat-sauce
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