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Nonna's Meat Sauce (GRAVY) Recipe

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Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
assorted meats of your choice, such as:
chicken legs, thighs
Italian sausages
meatballs
pork chops
braciole (see recipe in the beef section)
veal
whatever!

olive oil
chopped onions
chopped garlic
tomato paste (one can per each 28 oz. can of tomatoes)
canned crushed tomatoes
canned whole tomatoes
wine (use whatever you like)
salt
black pepper
crushed red pepper
oregano
about 1/2 teaspoon sugar
onion powder
garlic powder
fresh chopped parsley and /or fresh chopped basil
Directions:
Directions:
Heat a large pot/Dutch oven. Add about 1/4" olive oil to the bottom of the pan. Working in batches, start browning whatever meats you are using. When all the meats are browned, add chopped onions and garlic to the pot. Stir occasionally until cooked. Then add the tomato paste and cook until the paste deepens in color, stirring frequently. Fill the empty tomato paste cans with wine, stir that wine into pot.

Then add the crushed tomatoes. Fill the empty cans 2/3 to 3/4 full with water. Add that water. Smash the whole tomatoes with your fingers and add them with all juice to the pot. Fill that can about half full with water, add that to pot. Stir to blend all ingredients. Add all remaining ingredients, to taste. Cook over medium low heat for an hour or two, stirring occasionally.

Then add back all the browned meats, Continue to cook for another hour or so.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
That Depends!
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
Several hours

 

 

 

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