Easy Swedish Meatball Sauce

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If you’ve ever visited IKEA, they have a whole section with food from their restaurant. For this recipe you will need some frozen, pre-cooked meatballs like they sell (they also have veggie options too). Combine the meatballs with this sauce and serve with egg noodles, fries, or mashed potatoes for a delicious, filling meal.

Ingredients

• 1 cup beef stock

• 1 cup heavy cream

• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

• 1 tablespoon soy sauce

• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper, or more to taste

• ½ teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed, or more to taste

• 10 ounces frozen cooked meatballs, thawed

Directions

1. Gather all ingredients.

2. Whisk together stock, cream, flour, soy sauce, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon rosemary in a large saucepan over low heat until smooth.

3. Cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 10 minutes.

4. Stir in thawed meatballs, and continue cooking until meatballs are heated through, about 5 more minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of the meatballs should read at least 160 degrees F (71 degrees C).

5. Taste and adjust seasonings before serving.

Adolph's Hot Dog Sauce

15 years ago if you wanted a great hot dog in the Bend Area, you would stop at the end of the Pomeroy-Mason Bridge.  At the foot of the bridge, on the Pomeroy side, there was a small drive-in restaurant.  Many of us remember and miss Adolph's Dairy Valley.  Here's the recipe for their amazing hot dog sauce.

Ingredients

• 2 lbs Hamburger, browned
• 2 cups Water
• 2 cups Ketchup
• 1 tbs Worcester Sauce
• 5 tsp Chili Powder
• 1 tsp Granulated Garlic
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1/2 tsp Pepper
• 1 tbs Dried Onion
• 1/2 cup Sugar (optional)

Directions

1. Brown beef with salt.
2. Add water, dry ingredients and Worcester Sauce.  Bring to a boil.
3. Once boiling, add ketchup, and turn down to simmer.
4. Simmer 1.5 hours, stir every 15 minutes, and skim off grease repeatedly.

Amazing Pizza Sauce

If you're like me, you might have tomatoes coming out your ears right now.  Here is a unique way to use them.

Ingredients

• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 6 fluid ounces warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 teaspoon anchovy paste (optional)
• 3/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
• salt to taste

Directions

1. In a small bowl, combine tomato paste, water, Parmesan cheese, garlic, honey, anchovy paste, onion powder, oregano, marjoram, basil, ground black pepper, cayenne pepper, red pepper flakes and salt; mix together, breaking up any clumps of cheese.
2. Sauce should sit for 30 minutes to blend flavors; spread over pizza dough and prepare pizza as desired.