Onion Sauce with Roast Beef3 lbs onions, diced4 lbs roast, trimmed 2 cups Roma tomatoes, diced 1/4 cup basil, fresh, chopped 1 tsp salt 2 lbs macaronie, bow ties, uncooked 3 Tbsp olive oil 8 ounces tomato paste 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 tsp black pepper Saute diced onions about 20 mins. in olive oil, stirring every few mins. Add tomato paste and cook for 2-3 mins. Put tomatoes in blender for a few seconds, just to blend; add tomatoes, basil and garlic to pot with onions and paste. In separate pan, brown roast on all sides in a small amount of oil. Add meat to sauce and bake at 250 degrees for 1 hr. Cook pasta al dente and add to the sauce just before freezing. To Freeze: Slice roast into thin slices and freeze in sauce. To Reheat: Reheat in covered pot until roast is cooked to preference, serve with excess sauce. |