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Tips on making an Italian Sunday gravy?

Posted on 7/17/22 at 10:25 am
Posted by mouton
Savannah,Ga
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Posted on 7/17/22 at 10:25 am
I have a pound each of bone in country style pork ribs and beef short ribs. May pick up a pound of Italian sausage if recommended. I have San Mariano tomatoes , crushed tomatoes , tomato paste , onions, garlic fresh basil .. walk me through the process.
Posted by SixthAndBarone
Member since Jan 2019
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Posted on 7/17/22 at 10:27 am to
Add olive oil. Brown the meat and remove, set aside. Lightly brown the onions. Add the tomatoes and seasonings and cook. After a few hours, add the meat back and keep cooking another hour or two.
Posted by mouton
Savannah,Ga
Member since Aug 2006
28276 posts
Posted on 7/17/22 at 10:31 am to
I want to let the meat simmer in the gravy all day.
Posted by LSU fan 246
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Posted on 7/17/22 at 10:39 am to
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This post was edited on 7/17/22 at 10:49 am
Posted by Y.A. Tittle
Member since Sep 2003
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Posted on 7/17/22 at 10:43 am to
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Add olive oil. Brown the meat and remove, set aside. Lightly brown the onions. Add the tomatoes and seasonings and cook. After a few hours, add the meat back and keep cooking another hour or two.


Cook the paste down with the onions and garlic a good bit before adding the other tomatoes. Otherwise, this is a pretty good sequence.
Posted by Y.A. Tittle
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Posted on 7/17/22 at 10:45 am to
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I want to let the meat simmer in the gravy all day.


Yeah, you probably want to go more than an hour or two. You can go 4-5 (and even more if you wish) with big chunks of meat.
Posted by mouton
Savannah,Ga
Member since Aug 2006
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Posted on 7/17/22 at 11:21 am to
How much tomato paste would you recommend for this amount of meat snd tomatoes. 2 pounds meat and two 28 oz cans tomatoes
Posted by Gris Gris
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Posted on 7/17/22 at 11:35 am to
You could use the small can of paste. I would brown the paste in the drippings first and then add the onions a later in that process. I would add the garlic last. If it browns, it may become bitter.
Posted by Y.A. Tittle
Member since Sep 2003
110890 posts
Posted on 7/17/22 at 11:38 am to
Two of the little cans, I would think.
Posted by Motorboat
At the camp
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Posted on 7/17/22 at 11:41 am to
I ain’t giving you my grandmas recipe but you’re on the right track. Brown the paste. I’d skip garlic but I add garlic to my meatballs. My gravy is just paste, tomato sauce, onions and seasoning. Cooked for 6-8 hours with the short ribs added at the second half.
Posted by jmon
Loisiana
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Posted on 7/17/22 at 11:58 am to
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I ain’t giving you my grandmas recipe


I never understand this line of thinking when it comes to recipes. Food is to share for all to enjoy.
Posted by mouton
Savannah,Ga
Member since Aug 2006
28276 posts
Posted on 7/17/22 at 12:04 pm to
Wife picked up a pound of Italian sausage too. Should I just throw it in now or later in the cooking process? Also I just did a couple of spoons of tomato paste I browned with the onions. Would you add the rest of the van as it simmers?
Posted by GeauxldMember
Member since Nov 2003
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Posted on 7/17/22 at 12:11 pm to
This should point you in the right direction…

Sunday Gravy
Posted by Gris Gris
OTIS!NO RULES FOR SAUCES ON STEAK!!
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Posted on 7/17/22 at 12:37 pm to
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quote:
I ain’t giving you my grandmas recipe



I never understand this line of thinking when it comes to recipes. Food is to share for all to enjoy.




I agree. Love sharing recipes that I love.
Posted by SixthAndBarone
Member since Jan 2019
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Posted on 7/17/22 at 12:56 pm to
quote:

want to let the meat simmer in the gravy all day


Ok….do it. Put the meat in and cook it all day.
Posted by Saskwatch
Member since Feb 2016
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Posted on 7/17/22 at 1:17 pm to


Got mine going for this evening.
Browned off some rib trimmings from some spares. Found some San Marzanos @ Costco

1. Browned pork in bacon fat and olive oil

2. Sauted onions, bell pepper, celery, 1 seeded jalapeno, and garlic, 1 leftover plum tomato

3. Add pork back in. Add 2 cans of the tomatos
This post was edited on 7/17/22 at 1:59 pm
Posted by SixthAndBarone
Member since Jan 2019
11140 posts
Posted on 7/17/22 at 1:31 pm to
Agreed, why does anyone want to keep a secret recipe unless they are making money from it? You don’t tell anyone your recipe, so maybe a dozen people that you know in your lifetime will eat your food and tell you how great it is. That’s what you’re saving the recipe for? For praise?

I’ll share any recipe I have.
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
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Posted on 7/17/22 at 3:22 pm to
Gravy comes from flour not tomatoes. You are making sauce, not gravy
Posted by Lester Earl
3rd Ward
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Posted on 7/17/22 at 3:30 pm to
You’re asking a lot of questions & it’s really not that technical Mou

Just use good ingredients
Posted by Y.A. Tittle
Member since Sep 2003
110890 posts
Posted on 7/17/22 at 3:37 pm to
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Gravy comes from flour not tomatoes. You are making sauce, not gravy


Nah, gravy comes from meat drippings. You don’t need flour to make gravy. It can be made with it. But you need meat drippings.
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