Franks Spaghetti Recipes

FRANK'S ITALIAN SAUCE (SPAGHETTI SAUCE)

Steps:

• For the meatballs: Combine all ingredients except the olive oil in a large bowl. Mix well. Form about 16 meatballs and place on a platter. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet and fry meatballs over medium heat until browned. Repeat until all meatballs are browned. Place meatballs on new clean platter. Do not discard the oil.
• For the Gravy: In the skillet, heat the reserved oil, add the onion and garlic and saute for approximately 2 minutes. Add the tomato paste and cook on medium heat for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Fill the empty tomato paste can full of water, add to the skillet, and cook for 1 minute, stirring. Remove from heat and set aside.
• In an 8-quart saucepan, add the ground tomatoes and cook on medium heat for 5 minutes. Fill the empty ground tomato can 3/4 full of water and add to the saucepan, along with the tomato paste mixture from the skillet and the reserved browned meatballs. Mix thoroughly but carefully with a wooden spoon so as to not break the meatballs. Add the salt, ground pepper, and parsley and cook on medium heat for 15 minutes, then cover and cook on low heat for 2 1/2 hours, stirring every 15 minutes to prevent sticking and burning on bottom of pan. Serve over al dente pasta and sprinkle with some grated Pecorino Romano cheese, along with crusty Italian bread and a good bottle of red wine.

FRANK SINATRA'S FAVORITE SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• In a sauté pan over medium heat, add the 3 Tbsp. olive oil, the slivered onion, and the four cloves garlic. Stir frequently until onion is golden, but not browned. Remove garlic cloves and discard. Strain canned tomatoes, saving ¼ cup liquid. Place liquid and tomatoes in blender (or use an immersion blender) and pulse for scant four seconds. Slowly pour pulsed tomatoes into the frying pan, stirring constantly, being sure the oil isn't too hot, or it will splatter. Add salt, pepper, basil and oregano. Mix well. Simmer for 20 minutes, stirring sauce a few times. While sauce simmers, heat large pot of water over medium-high heat; add 2 Tbsp. salt. When water comes to a boil, add spaghetti and stir. Test a noodle for doneness and when spaghetti is al dente, remove to a colander to drain. Return noodles to pot. Add ½ stick butter. Mix well. Pour buttered spaghetti onto heated platter, cover with sauce. Sprinkle with 2 Tbsp. chopped parsley and finely grated parmesan. Serve piping hot.

FRANK'S SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Cook noodles as per package instructions.
• Saute onion and garlic in olive oil.
• Add basil and mushrooms and saute a little longer.
• Add tomato sauce and paste.
• Add spices over top of sauce.
• Simmer about 30 minutes until taste are well blended.

FRANK SINATRA'S TOMATO SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• In a frying pan heat olive oil; add onion and the garlic. Saute until brown and remove the garlic.
• Put the canned tomatoes and the liquid from the can in a blender and mix gently, less than a minute.
• Slowly pour the tomatoes into the frying pan. Be very careful because the liquid on the oil has a tendency to explode. Let this simmer for about 15 minutes. Add the seasoning, stirring well.
• In the meantime, put 3 tablespoons of salt into a 4 quart pot of water and bring to a boil. When the sauce is almost ready, put the spaghetti into the boiling water. Stir occasionally and when the spaghetti is almost done, pour in a colander and immediately transfer to a heated platter.
• Pour the sauce over the the pasta and mix a little with 2 forks. Sprinkle with some chopped parsley and serve. Sprinkle with cheese,if desired, on top.