Sunday Sauce - Ragu Napoletana Recipe

 

RAGU NAPOLETANA

SUNDAY SAUCE

aka RAGU NAPOLETANA

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Sinatra Pasta - Tomato Sauce Recipe

 

FRANK Makes PASTA

FRANK SINATRA Shows DINAH SHORE

HOW to MAKE TOMATO SAUCE

"SPAGHETTI POMODORO"

Frank Sinatra's connection to pasta sauce includes a  former commercial Sauce line that Frank Sinatra launched in the 1980s, of his mother Dolly Sinatra's famous marinara sauce. The company had a short run before liquidating. 

A recent popular book titled SINATRA SAUCE by Daniel Bellino Zwicke is filled with recipes of foods made by Dolly Sinatra, her husband Martino Sinatra, and other family members, including aunts, and Frank's Tomato Sauce recipe for Spaghetti Pomdoro.

SPAGHETTI POMODORO 

Frank's Tomato Sauce recipe is for a quickly cooked Salsa Pomodoro, which has a fresher tomato taste than other sauces cooked for a longer period of time. Frank's Sauce was quick and "Fresh" the way Frank like it. The recipe follows below.

RECIPE "FRANK'S TOMATO SAUCE"

• Ingredients:
• 1 lb Spaghetti

• 1 (28 oz) can Whole Peeled Tomatoes (preferably San Marzano), crushed by hand
• 1/4 cup Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
• 4–6 cloves Garlic, peeled and lightly smashed
• Handful of Fresh Basil Leaves, torn
• Kosher salt and black pepper to taste
• Optional: Pinch of red pepper flakes 
• INSTRUCTIONS :
• Infuse the Oil: Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the smashed garlic cloves and sauté for 2–3 minutes until golden brown. Sinatra’s Rule: Remove the garlic once it's golden to leave only a subtle infusion. 
• Note : Frank liked a faint taste of garlic, but didn't like whole pieces of garlic, but the Garlic Infused Olive Oil for flavouring the sauce.

1. Start the Sauce: Carefully add the hand-crushed tomatoes and their juices to the oil. Add red pepper flakes if using. Simmer on medium-low for about 15–20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sauce slightly thickens but remains bright red.
2. Cook Pasta: While the sauce simmers, cook spaghetti in a large pot of heavily salted boiling water until al dente (firm to the bite).
3. Finish & Emulsify: Reserve 1/2 cup of pasta water, then drain the spaghetti. Add the pasta directly into the sauce skillet.
4. Toss: Add the torn basil and a splash of the reserved pasta water. Toss vigorously over medium heat for 1 minute until the sauce coats every strand. Serve immediately. 
5. Fettuccine à la Sinatra
6. This is a decadent, Alfredo-style preparation that Sinatra often requested. It is defined by its simplicity—no flour or thickeners, just high-quality dairy and cheese.
7. INGREDIENTS : 
8. 1 lb Fettuccine (fresh is best if available)

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) Unsalted Butter, softened
• 1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
• 1 cup Parmesan Cheese, very finely grated
• Salt and freshly cracked black pepper
• Fresh parsley for garnish 
• Instructions:
• Boil Pasta: Cook fettuccine in salted water until just al dente.

1. Melt & Blend: While the pasta cooks, melt the butter in a large saucepan over low heat. Be careful not to let it brown.
2. Create the Base: Slowly whisk in the heavy cream. Simmer gently for 2–3 minutes until slightly thickened, but do not let it reach a rolling boil.
3. Add Cheese: Gradually whisk in the Parmesan cheese until the sauce is smooth and velvety. Season with salt and a generous amount of black pepper.
4. Combine: Drain the pasta and add it to the sauce. Toss gently to coat.
5. Rest & Serve: Remove from heat and let the pasta sit, covered, for 2 minutes—this allows the noodles to absorb the sauce. Garnish with parsley and serve on warm plates.

Daniel Bellino Z

The SINATRA COOKBOOK

"SINATRA SAUCE"

COOK & EAT LIKE FRANK

His FAVORITE ITALIAN RECIPES

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Ode to Sunday Sauce

 

Daniel Bellino

Making SUNDAY SAUCE

An ODE to SUNDAY SAUCE

SUNDAY SAUCE - “The most SUPREME DISH in the ITALIAN-AMERICAN Enclave. There is No DISH more Important than this. Sunday Sauce is so Good. It brings hundreds of thousands of ItalianAmericans together, each and every Sunday. Why ? Because it is a Ritual ingrained into every Italian. It’s the World’s Tastiest dish too, laden with all sorts of wonderful Meats, like Sausages, Meatballs, Braciole, Ribs, and maybe a couple Coteca too. You’re not going to find a tastier dish anywhere. Search the World, Sunday Sauce is Best! You'll find it on Italian American tables in New York, New Jersey, Brooklyn, Baltimore, Boston, New Orleans and all Italian Enclaves all over America.

When you know your NONNA, Mom, or Aunt Helen is making Sunday Sauce, you'll be there in a flash, there’s no way you’re going to miss Sunday Dinner with the family. “No way in the World” These are the reasons we Italians Love our Sunday Sauce. So very much, we do. It’s so Damn DELICIOUS and it brings us all Together “La Famiflia," if only once w eek, we'll be together for Sunday Sauce. Sunday Sauce at Nonna's house. Or Mom, or your Sister, Aunt Fran & Uncle Tony’s or wherever it is on any particular Sunday? You’ll be there for Sunday Sauce, Maccheroni, Meatballs, Espresso & Cannolis, and most importantly, to see and spend time with loved ones. That’s what SUNDAY SAUCE does. Quite a powerful thing. Wouldn’t you say?

..... Daniel Bellino "Z" ....

SUNDAY SAUCE

The MOST SUPREM DISH

ITALIAN-AMERICA

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Clemenza Godfather Sauce Recipe Pacino

 

LEARN HOW TO MAKE SUNDAY SAUCE

alla CLEMENZA - ITALIAN GRAVY

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1. GET A COPY of SUNDAY SAUCE

WHEN ITALIAN AMERICANS COOK

by DANIEL BELLINO ZWICKE

CLEMENZA'S SUNDAY SAUCE RECIPE

Is In THERE .. IT'S AVAILABLE

on AMAZON.com .. Just CLICK LINK ABOVE ..

"THAT'S STEP 1 .. FINITO !!!"

2. GO To YOUR LOCAL PORK STORE and or GROCERY STORE

For SAUSAGES, Gorund Beef, Veal, Pork, etc., BRACIOLE,

OOLIVE OIL, TOMATOES, PASTA, etc..

CLICK HERE !

3. ASSEMBLE INGREDIENTS, POTS and EVERYTHING

YOU NEED To MAKE The "SAUCE"

4.  SAUTE GARLIC & MINCED ONIONS in OLIVE In 

A LARGE POT.  ADD TOMATOES.

5.  BROWN BRACIOLE, THEN ADD To POT With TOMATOES ..

6.  IF USING PORK RIBS or PORK NECK, BROWN COMEPLETELY

THEN ADD TO POT With TOMATOES .. 

If NOT using PORK RIBS, SKIP THIS STEP.

7.  LET SAUCE With THE MEATS (Except MEATBALLS)

SIMMER At VERY LOW HEAT For 1 HOUR.

8.  BROWN SAUSAGES THEN ADD To SAUCE.

CONTINUE SIMMERING.

9.  AFTER YOU ADD The SAUSAGES TO SAUCE, MAKE THE MEATBALLS

by MIXING GROUND BEEF, PORK & VEAL with SALT, PEPPER, GARLIC,

FRESH PARSLEY, and GRATED CHEESE. FORM INTO MEATBALLS.

10.  PLACE MEATBALLS in a LIGHTLY OIL PAN and SLOWLY COOK in A

350  DEGREE OVEN For 12 MINUTES.

11.  REMOVE MEATBALLS FROM OVEN and PLACE in POT 

With SAUCE. The SAUCE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SLOWLY COOKING 

With THE BRACIOLE and OTHER MEATS For 2 1/2 HOURS by Now.

YOU Will JUST COOK The MEATBALLS in THE SAUCE For 15 

MINUTES on VERY LOW HEAT. 

BE CAREFUL WHEN STIRRING NOT To BREAK MEATBALLS.

WHEN THE MEATBALLS HAVE COOKED In THE SAUCE

FOR 15 MINUTES, The "SAUCE" IS DONE.

12.  COOK RIGATONI or WHICHEVER 

MACCHERONI YOU LIKE and SERVE

WITH THe "GRAVY"

PASS GRATED CHEESE

and

BUON APPETITO !!!

SUNDAY SAUCE 

Is AVAILABLE in PAPERBACK

And KINDLE on AMAZON.com

CLICK HERE !

SUNDAY SAUCE

alla CLEMENZA all BELLINO alla PACINO

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SUNDAY SAUCE alla BELLINO

alla PACINO

AUTHOR DANIEL BELLINO ZWICKE

MANGIA BENE !!!

Nonna Makes Sunday Sauce Gravy

 

NONNA GINA PETITTI

NONNA Makes SAUCE

NONNA GINA Makes SUNDAY SAUCE

Recipe - Nonna Gina

MEATBALLS :

2 lbs. Ground Beef

2 Extra Large Eggs

1/2 cup chopped Fresh Parsley

1 teaspoon Salt

1/4 teaspoon powdered Garlic

1/2 cup grated Pecorino Cheese

1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper

1/2 cup Bread Crumbs

Sauce/Gravy:

3 quarts Tomato Puree

1/4 cup Fresh Basil

1/4 cup Fresh Parsley (optional)

Olive Oil

1/2 cup sliced Onion

2 cloves Garlic

4-6 Pork Neck Bones

4-6 Pork Ribs

6 Sweet Italian Pork Sausage

Meatballs (from above)

Salt & Pepper to taste

NONNA GINA PETITTI

Gina Petitti was born in 1935 in Faeto, Italy. Her family ran a farm in Italy and she met her husband, Vito, in the same town. In 1970 Gina, Vito, and her 4 children immigrated to America. Gina’s husband passed away in 2012, but she is surrounded by a large family, which includes 9 grandchildren, and lives 5 minutes away from her eldest daughter in New Jersey. Gina spends her time cooking, gardening, and being an active member of her local Church.

Some More GREAT SAUCE !!!

SUNDAY SAUCE

alla BELLINO alla PACINO

CLEMENZA'S GODFATHER SAUCE

JOE DiMAGGIO'S Mom's GRAVY

MEATBALLS - BRACIOLE

And MUCH MORE

AMERICA'S FAVORITE ITALIAN COOKBOOK

SUNDAY SAUCE by DANIEL BELLINO

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Sunday Sauce by Bellino n Pacino

 La FAMIGLIA

Time For SUNDAY SAUCE

alla BELLINO alla PACINO

SUNDAY SAUCE alla BELLINO

alla PACINO

Daniel Bellino with Cousin Tony

LODI, NEW JERSEY

SUNDAY SAUCE alla BELLINO

SUNDAY SAUCE

WHEN ITALIAN AMERICANS COOK

DANIEL BELLINO Z

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The BELLINO FAMILY 

LODI, NEW JERSEY

Maybe 1939

Anthony Bourdain Makes Sunday Sauce

TONY & ANDERSON Eat SUNDAY SAUCE

A PLATE of TONY'S SAUCE

aka GRAVY

TONY Cals It SUNDAY GRAVY

ANTHONY BOURDAIN

Making SUNDAY GRAVY for Anderson Cooper

aka SUNDAY SAUCE

Inspired by the Recipe in the SUNDAY SAUCE Cookbook

FAVORITE ITALIAN COOKBOOK

SUNDAY SAUCE

WHEN ITALIAN-AMERICANS COOK

Daniel Bellin0 "Z"

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SUNDAY SAUCE

It's a well known fact that Tony wished he was Italian. You can see (hear) him say many times in his various Travel Food Shows that he dreamed of being Italian, and wished he had an Italian Grandmother (Nonna) to cook all the famed Italian dishes for him. And no Italian Restaurant could ever cool you better Italian Food than by an Italian Nonna. And there is no more Supreme Dish in the Italian Community than Sunday Sauce (aka Gravy), and Tony Loved just as much as any Italian born. "Well" ? Anyway, just because we Love Anthony so much, we'll (Italian-Americans) make Tony an Honorary Italian-American. "Yeah, we Love Tony"

So what is Sunday Sauce. Well first off, there is quite a Big Debate over what it is called. Some call it Sunday Sauce, some call it Gravy, some Sunday Gravy, as Bourdain does, and some simply Ragu.

Ragu Napoletana is the original from Naples Italy, and is made from sever different cuts of meat, browned, then slowly cooked in tomato sauce. Depending on who is making the dish, the meats can vary. In Naples, the most popular array of meats are : Pork Ribs, Pork Sausages, and Beef Chuck Steak or Roast. You can also put in Meatballs, Pork Neck, and Prok or Beef Braciole, or Pig Skin Braciole. This is the most popular way to make Ragu Napoletana, the original Sunday Gravy.

So Italian immigrants, immigrated to America, mostly from Naples and Sicily, and a smaller number from Calabria, Puglia, Abruzzo, and other parts of Italy.

"MANGIA BENE"

ANDERSON & TONY Try The GRAVY

aka SUNDAY SAUCE

Recipe

TONY BOURDAIN

FOODIE JOURNAL

JOURNAL - NOTEBOOK

FOOD TRAVEL RECIPES

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With ANTHONY BOUDAIN'S Most FAMOUS QUOTES

ANTHONY WISHES He Was ITALIAN

ITALIAN-AMERICAN

TONY WISHES He Was ITALIAN-AMERICAN

At second 00:22 , TONY Tells Mario

that He's been Bitter all his life, that

he's Not ITALIAN-AMERICAN