How to Make Real Italian Spaghetti Gravy : Italian Dishes
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Real Italian spaghetti gravy is traditionally made by following just a few basic, easy to manage steps. Learn about how to make real Italian spaghetti gravy with help from the owner of a family Italian restaurant in this free video clip.
Expert: Clemenza Caserta
Bio: Clemenza Caserta started up a family Italian restaurant, Stuzzi, in Richmond, Virginia.
Filmmaker: Ashley Berkman
Series Description: You don't have to know someone from Italy to bring authentic Italian flavors right into your own kitchen. Get the secret to making rich, delicious Italian dishes in your own home with help from the owner of a family Italian restaurant in this free video series.
The BEST Spaghetti Meat Sauce Recipe
The BEST Spaghetti Meat Sauce Recipe
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The ingredients for my sauce:
1 pound ground beef
1 pound ground pork
1 pound Italian sausage
2 onion, diced
6 cloves garlic, minced
1 Green bell pepper, diced
3 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
3 (16 ounce) can tomato sauce
3 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
6 teaspoons dried oregano
6 teaspoons dried basil
3 tablespoons brown sugar
3 Bay Leafs
Salt and Pepper to taste
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Italian Grandma Makes Bolognese Sauce
BOLOGNESE SAUCE
3-4 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 cup chopped yellow onion
1 cup chopped carrots
1 cup chopped celery
Salt (about 3 teaspoons)
Black pepper (about 1 teaspoon)
1½ pounds ground beef (lean 95/5)
½ pound ground pork
1 cup dry red wine
6 ounces tomato paste
1 quart peeled tomatoes
1 quart tomato puree
¼ cup fresh basil
1 cup whole milk
1 pound wide fresh pasta noodles such as Pappardelle
¼ cup grated Pecorino Romano Cheese
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Who is this lady?
Gina Petitti was born in 1935 in Faeto, Italy. It is in the province of Foggia in the Puglia region of southeast Italy. Her family ran a farm in Italy and she met her husband, Vito, in the same town. In 1970 Gina, Vito, and her 4 children immigrated to America. Gina’s husband passed away in 2012, but she is surrounded by a large family, which includes 9 grandchildren, and lives 5 minutes away from her eldest daughter in New Jersey. Gina enjoys making food for her family in the same old fashion ways as she was taught by her mother and grandmother in Italy, and also new things she has subsequently learned from family and friends in America. She also enjoys gardening, and being an active member of her local Church.
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Most of these recipes are from what she learned growing up in Italy, but some of them have evolved over time. She has also learned new recipes from friends and family in America. She is always eager to try new things.
Why is no one helping her in the video?
Grandma Gina doesn’t want help! Usually, it’s because we will slow her down or not do it “her way.” For the videos we only show her, but when the camera cuts we jump in and help form the cookies or prep for the next step.
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Grandma Gina has a closet and garage full of new gadgets, spoons, forks, pots, etc… but she doesn’t like them because she is used to doing it with her old tools. She has fun getting her hands dirty!
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Pappardelle with Meat Sauce Recipe
Today's recipe is Pappardelle with Meat Sauce. The sauce I use in this recipe is homemade by me. I make this kind of sauce every summer and can't wait to make more this summer. I will be doing a video of this in late August or beginning of September.
Few simple recipes needed:
Ground Beef
Tomato Sauce
Onions
Garlic
Olive Oil
Basil
Salt and Black Pepper
White Wine
My Family Spaghetti Sauce Recipe
Spaghetti sauce is one of those staple Italian family recipes that gets passed down from generation to generation.
There really is no need to ever buy this pre-made because it’s incredibly easy to make and far better than anything from the store. Homemade food from scratch just tastes so much better.
Ingredients for this recipe:
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 peeled and medium diced white onions
• 10 cloves of finely minced garlic
• 1 cup cabernet sauvignon
• 2 pounds loose mild Italian sausage
• 2 pounds ground sirloin
• 109 ounces san Marzano whole peeled tomatoes
• 3 tablespoons dry oregano
• ¼ cup dry basil
• 1 ½ cups each grated pecorino Romano and parmigiana Reggiano cheese
• 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• ½ cup chopped Italian parsley
• sugar to taste
• sea salt and pepper to taste
• optional ½ cup tomato paste
Servings 40
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 70 minutes
Procedures:
1. Add some olive oil to a very large pot over low heat and cook the onions until they are deep brown and caramelized, about 30 minutes.
2. Add in the garlic and cook for 3-4 minutes.
3. Deglaze with red wine and cook until the amount of liquid is reduced by one half, about 5-7 minutes.
4. Place in the sausage and ground sirloin and cook over medium heat until it is cooked throughout, there should be no pink, while stirring often to break up any large chunks.
5. While the meat is cooking crush the whole peeled tomatoes with your hands to bite size pieces.
6. Put in the tomatoes, oregano, and basil and cook over low heat for 30 minutes.
7. Finish by stirring in the cheeses, parsley, balsamic vinegar and adjusting the seasonings with salt and pepper as well as sugar, if it needs it.
8. Lastly, thicken it by stirring in tomato paste until it is to your desired thickness. This is optional.
9. Toss with cooked spaghetti and serve.
CHEF NOTES:
• To Reheat It: Add your desired amount to a medium size pot and cook over low heat until hot. You can also reheat in a microwave safe bowl until hot.
• To Store It: To store the spaghetti sauce cool it in an ice bath in your sink or transfer to a refrigerator and cool it uncovered until it is cold, about 3-4 hours. Cover it and keep it in there for up to 5 days.
• To Freeze It: This will also freeze well covered for up to 3 months. Thaw for 1 day in the refrigerator before reheating.
• Make Ahead: You can make this up to 2 days ahead of serving it. Keep it in the refrigerator until 1 hour before serving it and reheat it until hot in a pot.
• This Recipe makes a lot so please hover your mouse over the servings amount and scale up or down to fit your desired amount needs.
How to Make Ragù Bolognese (Northern Italia Meat Sauce)
When it comes to meat sauces, ragù Bolognese is the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. To arrive at this version, I started with Barbara Lynch's great recipe, adding a few tweaks here and there to enhance meatiness and texture (hello pancetta, gelatin, and fish sauce!), and employing a unique oven-based cooking technique that develops rich browned flavors all while maintaining the tender, silky texture that the best sauces have. This is the kind of sauce that will leave you and your loved ones weak in the knees.
I welcome you to tell me how inauthentic this recipe is. Please.
Why this recipe works:
- Slow-roasting in the oven creates rich browned flavors while ensuring that the meat stays tender.
- A combination of beef, lamb, and pork along with pancetta and chicken livers creates layers of rich, meaty flavor.
- Fish sauce added at the end enhances the meatiness of the dish.
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT:
Dutch oven, immersion blender
INGREDIENTS:
1 quart (1 liter) homemade or store-bought low-sodium chicken stock
1 to 1 1/2 ounces (4 to 6 packets; 30-45g) powdered gelatin (see note above)
1 (28-ounce; 800g)) can whole peeled tomatoes, preferably San Marzano
1/2 pound (225g) finely minced chicken livers
1/4 cup (60ml) extra-virgin olive oil
1 pound (450g) ground beef chuck (about 20% fat)
1 pound (450g) ground pork shoulder (about 20% fat)
1 pound (450g) ground lamb shoulder (about 20% fat)
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 tablespoons (60g) unsalted butter
1/2 pound (225g) finely diced pancetta
1 large onion, finely minced (about 8 ounces; 225g)
2 carrots, finely chopped (about 8 ounces; 225g)
4 stalks celery, finely chopped (about 8 ounces; 225g)
4 medium cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup minced fresh sage leaves (about 25g)
1/2 cup minced fresh parsley leaves (about 50g)
2 cups (475ml) dry white or red wine
1 cup (235ml) whole milk
2 bay leaves
1 cup (235ml) heavy cream
3 ounces (85g) finely grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons (30ml) Vietnamese or Thai fish sauce
To Serve:
Dried or fresh pasta, preferably pappardelle, tagliatelle, or penne
DIRECTIONS:
1. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat oven to 300°F. Place stock in a medium bowl or 1 quart liquid measure and sprinkle with gelatin. Set aside. Puree tomatoes in the can using an immersion blender or transfer to the bowl of a regular blender and puree until smooth. Transfer chicken livers to a cup that just fits the head of the immersion blender and puree until smooth.
2. Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven over high heat until shimmering. Add ground beef, pork, and lamb, season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring and breaking up with a wooden spoon or potato masher until no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in pureed chicken livers.
3. Meanwhile, heat butter and pancetta in a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook, stirring frequently, until fat has mostly rendered but butter and pancetta have not started to brown, about 8 minutes. Add onions, carrots, celery, garlic, sage, and half of parsley and cook, stirring and tossing until vegetables are completely softened but not browned, about 8 minutes. Transfer mixture to Dutch oven with meat mixture.
4. Return Dutch oven to high heat and cook, stirring, until most of the liquid has evaporated from the pan, about 10 minutes longer.
5. Add wine and cook, stirring, until mostly evaporated. Add reserved stock, tomatoes, milk, and bay leaves. Season gently with salt and pepper.
6. Bring sauce to a simmer, then transfer to oven with no lid. Cook, stirring and scraping down sides of pot occasionally, until liquid is almost completely reduced and sauce is rich and thick underneath a heavy layer of fat, 3 to 4 hours. If the sauce still looks liquidy or the fat has not separated and formed a thick layer after 4 hours, transfer to stovetop and finish cooking at a brisk simmer, stirring frequently.
7. Carefully skim off most of the fat, leaving behind about a cup total (for more precise measurement, skim completely then add back 1 cup of fat).
8. Stir in heavy cream, Parmesan, fish sauce, and remaining parsley. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly to emulsify. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Bolognese can be cooled and stored in sealed containers in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
9. To Serve: Heat ragú in a large pot until just simmering. Set aside. Cook pasta in a large pot of well-salted water until just barely al dente. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup of cooking liquid. Return to pot and add just enough sauce to coat, along with some of the cooking water. Cook over high heat, tossing and stirring gently until sauce is thick and pasta is coated, about 30 seconds. Transfer to a serving bowl and serve immediately, passing extra Parmesan at the table.