Donofrio Sunday Gravy
- Ready In:
- 4hrs 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 21
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
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Meatballs
- 1 lb ground beef (or a combo of beef & pork)
- 3 tablespoons dry basil leaves
- 1 1⁄2 cups romano cheese (Locatelli is the BEST!)
- 2 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley (chopped)
- 2 garlic cloves (minced, you may also add garlic powder if you like a lot of garlic flavor)
- 2 eggs (1 more if necessary)
- 2 cups Italian seasoned breadcrumbs (more or less depending on how "wet" the meatball mixture feels)
- 1 teaspoon salt (more or less)
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper (more or less)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (for frying)
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Pork Chops
- 1 lb pork chop (white-meat)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (for frying)
- 1 garlic clove (minced)
- 1 pinch salt & pepper
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Gravy
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large yellow onion (finely chopped)
- 4 garlic cloves (minced)
- 4 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
- 4 tablespoons dry basil leaves (more or less)
- 2 tablespoons garlic powder (more or less)
- 3 tablespoons fresh basil leaves (chopped)
directions
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Meatballs:
- Combine all dry ingredients.
- Combine meat and eggs.
- Add all dry ingredients to the meat mixture.
- Add more breadcrumbs or eggs if needed.
- Heat olive oil in frying pan on medium heat.
- Take about 1-2 tablespoons of meatball mixture and roll into balls until all are done.
- Put as many meatballs in the frying pan as possible.
- Brown on each side. (DO NOT COOK ALL THE WAY THROUGH. They will finish cooking in the sauce).
- Drain oil.
- Set meatballs aside until ready to add to sauce.
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Pork Chops:
- Heat oil in frying pan on medium heat.
- Add garlic gloves and cook until translucent.
- Add pork chops.
- Sprinkle with salt & pepper.
- Brown on both sides. (DO NOT cook all the way through, will finish cooking in the sauce).
- Set aside until ready to put in sauce.
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Gravy:
- Heat olive oil on low heat in large sauce pot.
- Add garlic & onion and cook until soft and translucent.
- Add cans of crushed tomatoes.
- Add all remaining ingredients except for the FRESH basil.
- Add meatballs & pork chops.
- Raise the heat to medium-low.
- Cover.
- Add FRESH basil half an hour before sauce is removed from the heat.
- Cook for 4-8 hours. (more is better!).
- If sauce starts bubbling, lower the heat.
- Keep doing taste tests to see if any more ingredients need to be added to your liking.
- When gravy is done, spoon out meatballs and pork chops and serve in a separate platter or large bowl. Enjoy gravy with your favorite pasta. (My selection would be Rigatoni, sprinkled with more romano cheese and a spoonful of ricotta cheese! Yummy!).
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Reviews
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This was a great recipe - I, too, was concerned that there was too much basil in this, but there is ALOT of sauce, so I went with the amount stated and didn't find it overwhelming at all. This sauce is delicious.. I did add some sugar at the end of a 4-hour simmer, because my tomatoes were a bit bitter, but otherwise followed the instructions to a T.. Will make again, thanks!
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