meat sauces

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Meat sauces are sauces that contain meat as a primary ingredient, typically ground beef or pork simmered with tomatoes and seasonings.

The term most often refers to Italian-American pasta sauces like Bolognese: spaghetti with meat sauce.

Meat sauce distinguishes these from meatless alternatives like marinara.

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sauce moisture/application method

meat saucesdry rubs

Waterless seasoning mixtures

seasoning blends · smoking

protein type

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Fermented marine condiments

pasta sauces

meat-based vs. plant-based sauces

meat saucesmarinara

Seasoned tomato sauce

tomato sauce

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G