spaghetti gravy (anthony style)

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74 Pinches
Washington, IL
Updated on Jan 8, 2013

My Mom made the best GRAVY back in the day.But nothing measured or written down.So i made many pots and here is the recipe. Enjoy

prep time 1 Hr
cook time 4 Hr
method ---
yield

Ingredients

  • 1 Bulb clove garlic diced small
  • 1 cup onion diced small
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil, extra virgin enough to cover bottom of pot generously
  • 2 tablespoons parsley fresh chopped small
  • 1 tablespoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 pound pork country ribs
  • 3 cans italian plum tomato whole peeled 28 oz.
  • 3 cans contadina tomato paste 6 oz.
  • 1 pinch crushed red peper flaked, small pinch
  • 18 ounces water
  • - braciole optional
  • - meatballs optional

How To Make spaghetti gravy (anthony style)

  • Step 1
    in a 12 QT. pot heat olive oil on low to medium heat, add onions and when they start to turn clear add garlic. let cook for a few min. do not let garlic brown.
  • Step 2
    in a blender put whole tomatoes, one can at a time in and blend 3 seconds,add to pot and stir. add tomato paste, and as you emty each can fill with water and add,this gives you 18 oz of water.
  • Step 3
    now add salt, parsley, black pepper, red pepper and stir. once everything seems mixed add pork and (braciole and meat balls optional)now stir lightly so nothing sticks ( every 15 min) for 4 hours. your house will smell amazing.
  • Step 4
    IF you can ...and i cant... let it cool and reheat it the next day which would be sunday (sunday gravy)this gives the best flavor

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Category: Pasta
Culture: Italian

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