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SOPRANO'S SUNDAY GRAVY (SPAGHETTI SAUCE)



Soprano's Sunday Gravy (Spaghetti Sauce) image

Badda-bing badda-boom. Its a thing of beauty. This recipe is not a fast one, its an all afternoon dinner; But it is definitely worth it. From The Soprano Family Cookbook

Provided by Lightly Toasted

Categories     Sauces

Time 2h15m

Yield 8 cups

Number Of Ingredients 20

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 lb meaty pork neck bones or 1 lb pork spareribs
1 lb veal stew meat or 2 veal shoulder chops
1 lb Italian sausage
4 garlic cloves
1/4 cup tomato paste
3 (28 ounce) cans peeled Italian tomatoes
2 cups water
6 leaves fresh basil, torn into small pieces
1 lb ground beef (or combination of beef or pork)
1/2 cup plain breadcrumbs
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon finely minced garlic
1/2 cup freshly grated romano cheese or 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1 teaspoon salt
pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 lb pasta shells or 1 lb rigatoni pasta, cooked and hot
freshly grated romano cheese or parmesan cheese

Steps:

  • To make the sauce, heat the oil in a large heavy pot over medium heat.
  • Pat the pork dry and put the pieces in the pot.
  • Cook turning occasionally, for about 15 minutes or until nicely browned on all sides.
  • Transfer pork to a plate.
  • Brown the veal in the same way and add it to the plate.
  • Place the sausages in the pot and brown on all sides.
  • Set the sausages aside with the pork.
  • Drain off most of the fat from the pot.
  • Add the garlic and cook for about 2 minutes or until golden.
  • Remove and discard the garlic.
  • Stir in the tomato paste and cook for 1 minute.
  • With a food mill (I use a Braun hand blender) puree the tomatoes, with their juice into the pot.
  • Or for a chunkier sauce, just chop up the tomatoes and add them.
  • Add the water; and salt and pepper to taste.
  • Add the pork, veal, sausages, and basil and bring the sauce to a simmer.
  • Partially cover the pot and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 2 hours.
  • If the sauce becomes too thick, add a little more water.
  • Meanwhile, make the meatballs: Combine all the ingredients except the oil in a large bowl.
  • Mix together thoroughly.
  • Rinse your hands with cool water and lightly shape the mixture into 2 inch balls.
  • Heat the oil in a large heavy skillet.
  • Add the meatballs and brown them well on all sides.
  • They will finish cooking in the sauce.
  • Transfer the meatballs to a plate.
  • After the sauce has cooked for its two hours, add the meatballs and cook for 30 minutes or until the sauce is thick and the meats are very tender.
  • To serve, remove the meats from the sauce and set aside.
  • Toss the cooked pasta with the sauce.
  • Sprinkle with cheese.
  • Serve the meats as a second course, or reserve them for another day.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 798.5, Fat 39.1, SaturatedFat 12.9, Cholesterol 169.4, Sodium 1276.4, Carbohydrate 63.9, Fiber 6.2, Sugar 11.4, Protein 47.1

THE MAURO FAMILY SUNDAY GRAVY



The Mauro Family Sunday Gravy image

Provided by Jeff Mauro, host of Sandwich King

Categories     main-dish

Time 5h5m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 19

1 cup milk
4 slices white bread, torn into little pieces
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 cup grated Pecorino Romano cheese
1 cup fresh parsley leaves, chopped
3 large eggs
2 pounds ground chuck
1 pound ground pork
1 pound ground veal (if you don't like veal, just use more beef)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound hot Italian sausage links
1 medium onion, finely chopped (about 1 cup)
2 teaspoons dry Italian seasoning
4 medium cloves garlic, minced or pressed through a garlic press (about 2 teaspoons)
1/3 cup dry red wine, such as Chianti or merlot
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Three 28-ounce cans crushed tomatoes
2 pounds pork neck bones
1/4 cup roughly chopped fresh basil

Steps:

  • For the meatballs: In a large mixing bowl, mix together the milk, bread, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoon pepper to make a panade. Whisk in the cheese, parsley and eggs until uniform. Add in the chuck, pork and veal and, using your hands, mix together until combined. Do not overwork! Do a tiny test meatball to gauge seasoning. Once the mixture is properly seasoned, roll it into twelve 3-inch meatballs.
  • For the sauce: Heat the olive oil in large Dutch oven over medium heat until shimmering. Add the sausage and brown on each side until golden, about 5 minutes. Set aside. Next, brown all sides of the meatballs until dark brown, about 5 minutes a side. Set aside. Drain out all but 2 tablespoons of the rendered fat.
  • Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and golden around the edges, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the Italian seasoning and garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until the garlic is fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the wine and deglaze the pan, scraping up any bits. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Add the tomatoes and increase the heat to medium high. Add the sausage, meatballs and neck bones and bring to a gentle simmer. Cook with the lid on until the meatballs are no longer pink in the middle and are about 170 degrees F, about 1 hour. Remove the sausage and meatballs from the sauce (leave in the neck bones) and refrigerate.
  • Simmer the sauce, uncovered, until the neck bone meat is falling-off-the bone tender, skimming the fat off the top and stirring frequently, another 3 hours. (After about 2 1/2 hours, remove the sausage and meatballs from the refrigerator to come back to room temperature.)
  • Add the sausage and meatballs back to the sauce and bring to a simmer again for 10 minutes to heat the meat up. Add salt and pepper to taste, then add the fresh basil just before serving.
  • Serve on top of a mound of mostaccioli or rigatoni, with a side of hot giardiniera.

SUNDAY SAUCE



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In many Italian American households, Sunday means there's red sauce simmering all day on the stove. It might be called sauce, sugo or gravy, and surely every family makes it differently, but the result is always a tomato sauce rich with meat. This recipe (which you can also make in a slow cooker) follows a classic route of using shreddy pork shoulder, Italian sausage and meatballs. Once the sauce is done, coat pasta in the sauce, spoon some meat on top and share it with the whole family alongside a green salad, crusty bread and red wine. The sauce can keep refrigerated for up to one week and frozen for up to three months.

Provided by Ali Slagle

Categories     dinner, pastas, main course

Time 3h30m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 pounds boneless pork shoulder, cut into 3-inch chunks
Kosher salt and black pepper
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more as needed
1 pound hot or sweet Italian sausage, or a combination
1 yellow onion, coarsely chopped
6 garlic cloves, smashed and peeled
1/3 cup red wine
2 (28-ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
3 basil sprigs
1 pound uncooked homemade or store-bought meatballs
1 1/2 pounds tubular or long noodles, like rigatoni or spaghetti
Grated Parmesan or pecorino, for serving

Steps:

  • Season the pork shoulder all over with salt and pepper. In a large Dutch oven, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium high. Working in batches if necessary, cook the pork until browned on two sides, 8 to 10 minutes total, adding more oil if the pan looks dry. Transfer pieces to a bowl as they finish. Add the sausages to the pot and cook until browned, 4 to 6 minutes total. Transfer to the bowl.
  • Reduce the heat to medium-low. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons oil, if needed, and the onion and garlic. Season with salt and pepper, and cook until softened, 2 to 4 minutes. Add the red wine, stir, scrape up the browned bits on the bottom of the pan and cook until the wine is nearly evaporated, 2 to 4 minutes.
  • Add the tomatoes and basil, then fill one of the 28-ounce cans with water. (You'll use it in a second.) Return the pork shoulder and sausages to the pot, along with any accumulated juices in the bowl. Nudge them around so they are submerged. Add the meatballs on top, then add enough water from the can to cover the meat. (There's no need to stir.) Partly cover the pot, bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to a gentle simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the pork shoulder falls apart when shredded with a fork, 2 to 2½ hours.
  • When you're ready to eat, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook according to package instructions until al dente. While the pasta cooks, slice the sausage and shred the pork shoulder. Transfer to a platter along with the meatballs and a few spoonfuls of sauce. Reserve ½ cup pasta water, then drain and add the pasta to the pot of sauce. Over medium heat, toss the pasta with the sauce, adding pasta water as needed until the sauce clings to the pasta.
  • Divide pasta between bowls, then top with a bit of each meat. Pass the Parmesan and platter of meat at the table.

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