Episode #34 - FRESH TOMATO Italian Meat Sauce known as Ragù, Sugo or Sunday Sauce w/ Nonna Paolone

In episode #34 ‎Italian Grandmother Nonna Paolone‬ is teaching us how to make the real authentic Italian tomato meat based pasta sauce (Ragù) with FRESH HOMEGROWN ROMA TOMATOES passed down from generation to generation. We get so many request from people on what they should do with their tomatoes. When Nonna has to much ROMA tomatoes she freezes them and then she will make RAGU with it. RAGU is also known as SUGO and in english speaking countries it's known as Italian GRAVY. It's the traditional Italian #SundaySauce. Watch to get the step by step instructions so you can share this dish with your family and friends. One important ingredient that she always adds to her recipe is cooking with her heart. So, be sure when you make this you do it with all your heart. Enjoy!


INGREDIENTS:
10 to 12 LARGE ROMA Tomatoes
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
One whole Onion
MEAT- spare ribs, Italian sausage, chicken legs, meatball, (any meat you like you can put in here. But it in pieces) If this is your first time cooking tomato sauce with meet use the same as what we are using. Spare Ribs, sausage and meatballs)
Salt
Red Pepper Flakes (or any kind of pepper you like using when cooking)
Tomato Paste
Basil
Parsley
1 Garlic Clove

***FRESH ROMA TOMATOES - Wash tomatoes. Then cut all the tomatoes in half and remove seeds and the the white core of the tomatoes. Then dice up tomatoes and place in cooking pot. Add about 2 Tablespoon of water and place on stove and cook at low heat. Once the tomatoes are mushy and the water rises to the top the tomatoes are done. Remove from stove and place in blender. Blend for about 2 minutes or until the tomatoes turn into a milkshake consistency.


***FOR THE MEAT – you can either use fresh meat or if you have frozen meat take it out the night before to defrost it.
Place meat in a pot and fill it with water
Bring it to a boil
Let it boil for 5-10 minutes to remove all the bacteria that rises to the top of the water when its boiling
Take off heat and rise it with hot water.
Place in the pot with the olive oil and onion.

COOKING THE MEAT SAUCE
Place the pot with the meat, olive oil, and onion onto the stove and cook on Medium heat.
Let it fry on medium heat for about 5-10 minutes.
Add salt and pepper
Once the meat is a bit brown add the Tomatoes you blended in the blender.
Add about a 2 tablespoons of Tomato Paste
Add some basil
Add some parsley
Add one garlic clove
Cover it, (but not fully covered) and bring to a boil on Medium heat.
Turn down the heat a little once it starts to boil.
Let the sauce cook for about 1 to 1 ½ hour. Be sure to stir every 10 to 15 minutes.
Once the oil rises to the top and the onion is very soft the meat sauce is done.
Turn off heat and cover it.
Heat up the sauce once you start cooking the pasta to warm up.

To learn more about Nonna Paolone visit her at:
www.NonnaPaolone.com

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