Valerie's Sunday Gravy (meat Sauce)
- Ready In:
- 3hrs
- Ingredients:
- 21
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
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For the Sauce
- 29.58 ml olive oil
- 2 pork chops
- 453.59 g Italian sausage (mild or hot)
- 4 garlic cloves
- 59.14 ml tomato paste
- 4 (3175.14 g) can peeled Italian tomatoes
- 473.18 ml water
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 6 fresh basil leaves, torn into small pieces
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For the Meatballs
- 29.58-44.37 ml canola oil
- 226.79 g extra lean beef
- 226.79 g ground veal
- 226.79 g ground pork
- 2 eggs
- 118.29 ml parmesan cheese or 118.29 ml romano cheese
- 236.59 ml breadcrumbs
- 3-4 fresh minced garlic cloves
- 4.92 ml salt
- black pepper
- 59.14 ml milk
- 59.14 ml finely chopped fresh parsley
directions
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TO MAKE THE MEATBALLS:
- Mix all ingredients together.
- Form into meatballs.
- Heat Canola oil in fry pan at medium.
- Fry meatballs on all sides. Do not overcook as you will continue to cook meatballs in sauce.
- Remove and set aside on some paper towels to absorb some of the fat.
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TO MAKE THE SAUCE:
- Heat 2-Tbsp oil in large heavy pot over medium heat. Brown pork chops on both sides. This should take about 10-15 minutes.
- Remove from pan.
- Add sausages, brown on all sides and remove from pan.
- Drain most of fat from pot.
- Add garlic and cook for about 2-minutes. Do not burn !
- Add tomatoes with their juices to the pot (I put the tomatoes first in a blender and pulse about three times to break up the tomatoes).
- Add water, salt and pepper to taste.
- Add pork, sausages and basil and bring sauce to a simmer.
- Partially cover the pot and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 2-hours.
- After 2 hours, add the meatballs and cook for 30 minutes or so.
- Serve with pasta of choice.
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Reviews
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Now this is excellent sauce! I loved the addition of the pork chops and the other meat blend. This is a really authentic Italian sauce. I did add 1 c. Merlot with 1 c. water in place of the 2 c. water. The wine boosted the flavor even more once I added it, and let it simmer for awhile for the flavors to blend. We loved it! The meatballs were very good, and I know one thing for sure, this sauce will be made often!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Valerie in Florida
Stuart, Florida
I currently live in Stuart, Florida which is a great place to live. I moved here from Orlando many years ago to live the life of a beach bum and have gotten quite good at it. I am actually a Yankee, but becoming more Southern by the day. During the past several years I found an absolute love for cooking. The man in my life loves to eat so we make a good match. I absolutely love Recipezaar and can no longer live without it. I think it is great that I can see what other people think of the recipes before I try them. I have some favorite chefs and reviewers on this site and I know when I try their recipes I can never lose ! My passions are my family, my fiance', my cat (Tasha), the beach, and now cooking. My pet peeve is anyone that abuses animals. AND THIS IS A BIG PET PEEVE ! I am currently a Paralegal but can't see myself doing this forever. If I did not work, I would probably spend my time cooking and taking care of the 50-animals that I would most likely adopt.