Best Roccos Red Sauce Recipes

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CLASSIC RED SAUCE



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Provided by Food Network

Time 55m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 28-ounce can whole peeled tomatoes
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/3 red onion, medium-diced
3 cloves garlic, cut into chunks
Pinch of red pepper flakes (optional)
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons torn fresh basil
1 pound penne or spaghetti, cooked until al dente

Steps:

  • Puree the tomatoes to a smooth, creamy consistency in a food processor or with an immersion blender. (If you like a more country feel, you can wait and break them up in the pan later with a wooden spoon.)
  • Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a large saucepan. When hot, add the onion and saute 5 to 6 minutes, or until soft. Add the garlic and cook 2 to 3 minutes, until you see the color start changing. If you'd like to make the sauce spicy, add the red pepper flakes.
  • Add the tomatoes and season with salt and pepper to taste. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer about 30 minutes. (If you did not puree the tomatoes, use a wooden spoon to break them into pieces while they cook.) Strive for balance in the consistency of the sauce: It has to be fluid, but it should not look overly wet. Add the basil and remove from the heat. Toss with just-cooked pasta.

ROCKY'S RED SAUCE



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Make and share this Rocky's Red Sauce recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Danny Beason

Categories     Sauces

Time 30m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

olive oil
2 medium chopped onions
9 -10 cloves garlic, pressed
3 (8 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
3 (4 ounce) cans tomato puree
2 large bay leaves
2 tablespoons parsley
2 tablespoons oregano
2 tablespoons basil
1 tablespoon sugar
cracked pepper

Steps:

  • Cover bottom of large stockpot with olive oil.
  • Add the onions and saute till onions are almost clear.
  • Add garlic and continue to simmer on low 5-10 minutes.
  • Add tomatoes and tomato puree, top off with all seasonings and sugar.
  • Let simmer on low and stir occasionally.
  • Use for spaghetti, lasagna and pizza sauce.
  • Freezes very well in ziplock bags or plastic containers.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 82.7, Fat 0.4, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 261.6, Carbohydrate 19.8, Fiber 3.5, Sugar 10.6, Protein 2.5

ROCCO'S FAMOUS HOT STICKS



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     appetizer

Time 35m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 3

Rocco's Deep-Dish Pizza Dough (see below for the link)
1/2 cup Rocco's Hot Wing Sauce (see below for the link)
Blue cheese or ranch dressing, for serving

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
  • Turn out the pizza dough onto a cutting board. Flatten the dough and press out the bubbles. Pull the dough into a rectangle roughly the size of a sheet of notebook paper. Dump out the wing sauce into the center of dough, and use a spoon or cake server to evenly spread the sauce all over the dough.
  • Cut the sauced dough in half the short way, then cut each half further into 3 even strips. Grab the ends of one strip and fold the sauce side over onto itself, twirling the dough strip into a tube so the hot sauce is inside and the white dough is on the outside.
  • Transfer the dough twirls to a cookie sheet, making sure they do not overlap. Bake on the center rack of the oven until browned but still soft inside, 8 to 10 minutes.
  • Cut in half, pile onto a serving tray, and serve with your favorite blue cheese or ranch dressing for dipping.

MAMA'S MARINARA SAUCE AND MEATBALLS



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In culinary school, Rocco DiSpirito learned the term Mother Sauce, which refers to a sauce that is the base for other sauces. When he opened Rocco's and was developing the recipes for it, he and his cooks joked that marinara was "Mama Saucer" because it is an ingredient in many other dishes, and of course it's the mother of all sauces. It is also excellent on its own, especially with fresh pasta, which is more porous than dried pasta and therefore grabs the sauce and thickens it. I encourage you to make this in large quantities and keep it on hand in glass or plastic containers. It will keep in your refrigerator for weeks or your freezer for months. His mama is known better for these meatballs than she ever could have imagined. In Italy, meatballs, or polpette, are usually a lot smaller and, weird as it may seem, never eaten with pasta. They are served alone or in soup. In the United States, they became a lot bigger and are eaten alone, on heros, with spaghetti, and even on pizza. There are a lot of meatballs out there, folks, and I'm sure you have tasted your fair share, but I believe these are the best meatballs in the world. I can't, to this day, pinpoint what it is that makes them so phenomenal; I think it is largely the fact that you mix and roll them by hand. They are not dense like many meatballs, but they also don't fall apart in tomato sauce. It's not just my bias speaking here; everyone loves them. People who hate pork love them; people who never go near veal can't get enough. Vegetarians make exceptions for them. I encourage you to make these meatballs your own. Your kids will love something you make by hand, too.

Provided by By The Lake

Categories     Meat

Time 3h

Yield 20 meatballs, 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 23

3 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
1/2 onion, peeled and chopped fine
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 (28 ounce) cans tomato puree
1 (23 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 cup chicken broth
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup chicken stock
1/4 onion
2 garlic cloves, peeled
1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf Italian parsley
1/2 lb ground beef
1/2 lb ground pork
1/2 lb ground veal
1/3 cup plain breadcrumbs
2 eggs
1/4 cup parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup olive oil

Steps:

  • MAMA'S MARINARA SAUCE.
  • Cook the garlic and onion in the olive oil in a sauce pot over a medium-low flame, about 10 minutes or until garlic is tender and onions translucent, not brown (this is called "sweating" because it will draw out a lot of moisture and flavor).
  • Add all the tomato products. Pour the chicken stock into one of the 28-ounce cans. Fill it the rest of the way with water and add that and the sugar to the pot. Stir and bring to a simmer. Taste and season with red pepper flakes and salt, and cover. Simmer the sauce for about 1 hour. The sauce should be fairly thin but not watery and very smooth. Uncover and simmer for 3 minutes. If it is too thin for your taste, add a little water if it seems thick.
  • MAMA'S MEATBALLS.
  • Place the chicken stock, onion, garlic, and parsley in a food processor and purée.
  • In a large bowl, combine the puréed stock mix, meat, bread crumbs, eggs, Parmigiano-Reggiano, red pepper flakes, and salt. Combine with both hands until the mixture is distributed evenly. Do not overmix.
  • Put a little olive oil on your hands and form the mixture into balls a little larger than golf balls. They should be about ¼ cup each, though if you prefer bigger or smaller, it will only affect the browning time.
  • Pour about ½ inch of olive oil into a straight-sided, 10-inch-wide sauté pan and heat over a medium-high flame. Add the meatballs to the pan (working in batches, if necessary) and brown the meatballs well on all sides. This will take about 10 to 15 minutes.
  • While the meatballs are browning, heat the marinara sauce in a stockpot over medium heat. Lift the meatballs out of the sauté pan with a slotted spoon and put them in the marinara sauce. Stir gently. Simmer for one hour.
  • Serve with a little extra Parmigiano-Reggiano sprinkled on top.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 455.8, Fat 27, SaturatedFat 7.3, Cholesterol 124.2, Sodium 1096.6, Carbohydrate 29.9, Fiber 5.7, Sugar 14.5, Protein 26.4

ROCCO'S HOW LOW CAN YOU GO LOW-FAT MARINARA SAUCE



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Provided by Rocco DiSpirito

Categories     Sauce     Garlic     Tomato     Sauté     Vegetarian     Kid-Friendly     Quick & Easy     Low Cal     Low Sodium     Dinner     Lunch     Basil     Healthy     Simmer     Pescatarian     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     No Sugar Added     Kosher     Small Plates

Yield Makes 6 1/2 cups (13 servings)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
6 garlic cloves, minced
1 large yellow onion, cut into small dice
Salt
Crushed red pepper
Two 28-ounce cans tomato puree
1/2 cup water
1 small piece of Parmigiano- Reggiano cheese rind
1 large sprig fresh basil

Steps:

  • Heat a Dutch oven over medium heat. When the pot is hot, add the olive oil. Add the garlic and onion, and season them with salt and crushed red pepper to taste. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion and garlic are translucent, about 4 minutes.
  • Add the tomato puree, water, and Parmigiano-Reggiano rind to the pot. Bring to a simmer. Then cover, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for about 25 minutes.
  • With the back of a knife, bruise the basil and stir the sprig into the sauce. Simmer the sauce, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Season with salt and crushed red pepper to taste, if desired. Serve, or store in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

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