Beef sauce is a flavorful condiment made with beef as the primary ingredient. It may be used as a base for making other sauces.
Preparation Overview of Beef Sauce
Beef sauce is prepared using a beef base, water, vegetable juice, Worcestershire and Tobasco sauces, pepper, granulated garlic and roux. The sauce is cooked in a saucepan by boiling all the ingredients. Wine may be added for additional seasoning.
Popular Beef Sauce Recipe Variations
Beef Marengo - A simple, hearty, delicious beef sauce which tastes best when served over freshly cooked rice or noodles. It is prepared using onions, tomatoes, mushrooms, chuck roast, celery, garlic cloves, white wine, tomato sauce, bay leaves, dried oregano leaves, dried rosemary, salt, ground black pepper, parsley, lemon juice, butter, all-purpose flour, and water.
Greek Beef and Garlic Sauce – A savory and delicious sauce which is garnished with walnuts, crumbled feta cheese, and chopped flat leaf parsley before serving. It is prepared using ingredients like beef, tomato paste, salt, ground black pepper, bay leaf, dried oregano leaves, cinnamon, cumin, granulated sugar, white wine, red wine, pearl onions, garlic cloves, feta cheese, walnuts, and flat leaf parsley. This sauce is best to be served during special occasions or family gatherings.
Creamy Beef and Broccoli Sauce – This sauce makes for an ideal mid week entrée and can be served over freshly cooked noodles. It is prepared using ingredients like vegetable oil, steak, garlic cloves, and onions, cream of broccoli soup, water, soy sauce, and broccoli.
Budget Beef Stroganoff – This sauce can be teamed up with freshly cooked noodles and rice. It is prepared using steak, salt, ground pepper, onion, garlic salt, Worcestershire sauce, beef broth, tomato catsup, fresh mushrooms, all –purpose flour, and sour cream.
American Beef Sauce – A sauce prepared by braising the brisket in tomato sauce. It is usually served as a pasta sauce and is prepared using sweet cherry tomatoes, shallots, garlic cloves, extra –virgin olive oil, beef brisket, chicken broth, salt, bay leaf, dried rosemary, prepared tomato sauce, tomato paste, cream, salt –pepper, hot red pepper flakes, and penne pasta. The sauce is tossed with drained pasta and is served after topping with Parmesan cheese.
Beef Burgundy - A hearty French sauce, which is best to be served as an entrée in any buffet dinner. Many home chefs say that it is a perfect selection for any kind of no –fuss entertainment. This sauce is prepared using margarine, white boiling onions, bacon, boneless beef chuck, warmed brandy, burgundy or any other dry red wine, garlic cloves, mushrooms, water, all-purpose flour, cold water, and salt-ground black pepper. This sauce is served over cooked noodles or rice.
Nigerian Tomato Beef Sauce - A hearty Nigerian sauce which tastes best when served with chicken, rice or beef. It is prepared using oxtail, tomatoes, red peppers, yellow onions, garlic cloves, chicken bouillon cubes, olive oil, cracked black pepper, and thyme sprigs. The oxtail is usually removed from the sauce before serving.
Red Wine Sauce – This is a very popular French beef sauce prepared using ingredients like canola oil, shallots, sliced mushrooms, sugar, red wine vinegar, Pinot Noir or dry red wine, low –salt chicken broth, beef broth, sprigs, whole black peppercorns, Turkish bay leaf, butter and all –purpose flour. This sauce is usually poured over the beef tenderloin before serving. Traditionally it is teamed with French fries and beef tenderloin.
Red Wine and Marrow Sauce – This is a gourmet sauce from France, which is prepared by cooking the dry red wine with shallots, mushrooms, carrots, thyme sprigs, bay leaf, black peppercorns, veal stock, arrowroot, Madeira, and salt. The sauce is usually poured over sliced beefs before serving or it is teamed with the cooked beef slices. This sauce and beef is best to be paired with full bodied red wines.
Beef Steaks with Peppercorn Sauce – This is French sauce prepared by cooking cracked pepper, butter, brandy, whipping cream, brine drained green peppercorns, and Dijon mustard. This sauce is poured over cooked tenderloins before serving. It can be teamed with any medium bodied red wines, which can entrench flavors of cooked steaks and the sauce poured over it.
Oven Baked Beef Sauce – A hearty beef sauce prepared using corns, carrots, fresh potatoes, turnips and herbs. It is prepared by cooking the beef with onions, garlic, canned whole tomatoes, tapioca, dried basil leaves, cumin seeds, salt-pepper, carrots, turnip, new potatoes, and corn ears. Corns, carrots, potatoes and turnips are added to the oven dish towards the end of cooking time. This sauce is served with all pasta based dishes.
Beef Marinara Sauce – This variant of beef sauce is prepared by cooking the beef with onion, green pepper, fresh garlic cloves, olive oil, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, salt –pepper, oregano, basil, sugar, milk. This sauce is usually served over angel hair pasta or spaghetti, and topped with Parmesan cheese. It goes well with warm garlic bread or salad, which may be accompanied by a full bodied red wine.
Mongolian Beef Sauce – Beef is marinated in a concoction prepared using dark soy sauce, rice wine, oyster sauce, corn starch, and sliced ginger root. The beef is treated with onion, green onions, dried chili peppers and freshly sliced ginger root before cooking with the preserved marinade. It is best to be served with freshly cooked rice or it can be topped on fried bean thread.
