Clemenza Sunday Sauce Italian Gravy Recipes

CLEMENZA SPAGHETTI SAUCE FROM THE GODFATHER

Steps:

• In a large pot, heat the oil over medium to low heat.
• Add in your garlic and cook with the oil for 1-2 minutes being careful not to let it the garlic burn.
• Add in your cans of tomatoes and paste. Stir continuously until the sauce is smooth (about 7-10 minutes).
• Add in your cooked meats and stir until incorporated.
• Add a splash of wine and sugar to taste.
• Reduce the heat to medium low and let the sauce simmer for 20 minutes - stirring occasionally. (You just want it to simmer vs a full boil).
• Serve over your choice of pasta.

THE GODFATHER'S SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oil over medium heat in a large pot.
• Add garlic and cook for a few minutes. Do not let the garlic burn.
• Add tomatoes and tomato paste. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring continuously so that a relatively smooth consistence is reached.
• Add sausages and meatballs and stir until the meat is coated.
• Add a splash of red wine, then the sugar according to taste.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and let simmer for a minimum of 20 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent scorching.
• Serve by ladling over cooked pasta.
• Tip: It's not in the movie, but a teaspoon each of basil and oregano is suggested.
• Tip 2: If you're using canned whole tomatoes, draining them and then crushing them by hand will result in a chunky sauce. Canned crushed tomatoes will create a slightly thinner sauce, while canned chopped tomatoes will result in a thicker sauce.

HOW TO MAKE SUNDAY GRAVY

Steps:

• For the meatballs, mix the ground beef, ricotta cheese, parmesean, bread crumbs, egg, milk, 1/3 cup fresh basil and salt together. Knead the mixture with your hands until thoroughly combined. Roll into 2 inch meatballs and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake in the oven at 400 until cooked through, about 20 minutes.
• In a large pot, pour in the strained tomatoes, wine/sparkling grape juice, sugar, dried chilies and salt. Bring to a small boil.
• When the meatballs are cooked, stir them in the gravy.
• In a frypan, heat the oil and cook the sausages until they are cooked mostly through. Stir them in the gravy.
• In the same frypan, sear the ribs for a few minutes on each side. Stir them in the gravy.
• In the frypan, add the onions, sweet red pepper, celery and garlic. You may need to add a bit more oil if the pan is dry. Also, as the veggies are cooking, this is a great opportunity to 'deglaze' the pan. There are a lot of great flavours on the base of this pan and they need to get in the gravy. Pour in a little bit of water (1/2 cup) and scrape the bottom of the pan to pull up all the bits that are packed with flavour. Once the veggies are soft, pour it all into the gravy.
• Cook the gravy at a low to medium simmer for about 4 hours, or longer.
• Cook the spaghetti or other pasta according to directions on package
• Serve the Sunday gravy with the cooked pasta.

CLEMENZA SUNDAY SAUCE ITALIAN GRAVY

Steps:

• Preparation For MEATBALLS.
• 1. Mix all ingredients except olive oil in a large bowl.
• 2. Shape Meatballs into whatever size you prefer; small.
• medium or large.
• 3. Fry Meatballs in olive oil over a medium heat until they are nicely browned.
• Preparation For GRAVY (SAUCE).
• 1. Place onions in olive oil in a large pot. Sauté onions over a low flame for 4 minutes. Add garlic and sauté on low flame with onions for 3 minutes.
• 2. Add all the tomatoes and water. Raise flame to high. Bring the tomatoes up to the boil, then lower the sauce to a very low simmer.
• 3. Cut the spareribs in-between the bones so you have individual Ribs. Add to pot.
• 4. Place sausages in a separate pot fill with water. Bring to boil, then simmer for 10 minutes. Drain the sausages and add to pot with sauce.
• 5. Make the Meatballs ( recipe follows) up to the point where they have cooked in the oven for 10 minutes.
• 6. Let all ingredients simmer for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
• 7. Add meatballs to pot and let simmer one hour longer.
• 8. Serve the sauce with your favorite Short Pasta such as Rigatoni, Gnocchi, or Ziti.
• NOTE: The sauce should simmer on a very low flame. It is important to stir the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon every few minutes to keep the sauce from burning.