Italian Red Meat Sauce - Family Recipe

Name: Italian Red Meat Sauce - Family Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 6 h
Total time: 6 h 15 min
Cuisine: Italian, Mediterranean, European
Ingredients: 4 tbsp. extra virgin olive; 4 or 5 cloves fresh garlic minced; ½ chopped onion; ¼ cup fresh Italian parsley, finely chopped; 1 (28-32 oz.) large can tomato puree (like Cento, Contadina, or Redpack); 1 large can of San Marzano Tomatoes, Roma or cherry tomatoes are great); 1 small can of Tomato Paste; 1 tsp kosher or sea salt; 1 tsp pepper; 1 tsp oregano and basil; 3 or 4 large leaves of fresh basil, more to add to each plate, if necessary; Pecorino Romano to grate on top

8 steps

Prep:15minCook:6h

This is my family’s Red Meat Sauce recipe. We use it for everything! Make more, it freezes very well. Ask me questions @droolingwithdrew. Enjoy🤤

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:07:15 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories185.7 kcal (9%)

Total Fat11.4 g (16%)

Carbs19 g (7%)

Sugars10 g (11%)

Protein5 g (10%)

Sodium656.9 mg (33%)

Fiber4.1 g (15%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

4 Tbspextra virgin olive

4 clovesfresh garlic

minced

0.5onion

chopped

¼ cupfresh Italian parsley

finely chopped

1 x 28 ozcan tomato puree

large, like Cento, Contadina, or Redpack

1 canSan Marzano Tomatoes

Roma or cherry tomatoes are great

1 tsppepper

1 tsporegano

basil

3 leavesfresh basil

more to add to each plate, if necessary

Pecorino Romano

to grate on top

Instructions

Step 1

Pour the oil into a large sauce pan over medium high heat.

Step 2

Crush the garlic and add it to the oil (if you want a spicy sauce, you can add some hot pepper, fresh or flakes, at this point). Sauté the garlic until it just starts to brown, then add the parsley.

Step 3

Turn the heat up to high. Now, add the tomato puree and San Marzano tomatoes, and quickly cover with the lid for about 30 seconds, until the squirting subsides.

Step 4

Add tomato paste, spices and the Basil. Bring to a slight boil.

Step 5

Add cooked meat as desired – meatballs, Italian sausage, or country style pork spare ribs

Step 6

Simmer on very low heat for three hours stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon. If you want to keep it on longer, that’s OKAY!

Step 7

If acidic – add one teaspoon of sugar or baking soda. Keep adding if necessary.

Step 8

Serve over your favorite pasta – delicious!!