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Nonni Marie’s Gravy (Pasta Sauce)

  • 10-12 medium onions, diced
  • 6-7 short ribs or 3 to 4 lb. chuck roast (whatever meat you have or prefer)
  • 10-12 garlic cloves
  • 1/2 cup of white or red wine
  • 1/2 cup of Marsala
  • 1 cup of dried Italian mushrooms, soaked
  • 2 large cans of tomato sauce
  • 5-7 beef bouillon cubes
  • 1 tablespoon of sugar or blackberry jam
  • 1 tablespoon of Worchester sauce
  • 1-2 dash Tabasco sauce
  • 1 cup of catsup
  • 1 cup fresh herbs (Fresh is a must! Try rosemary, thyme, sage, marjoram, parsley or whatever herbs you like)
Before you begin, remember this is from Nonni Marie who cooked very authentically, meaning – What recipe?! So any of the above can be substituted to your tasting. Italian cooking is about adapting recipes to your family’s palette.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Coat a Dutch oven or large pot with olive oil and heat over medium. Brown meat then remove and set aside.

Add diced onions to pot to brown (it is very important to make sure that they are browned very well!) Add garlic to the onions—make sure you do not burn garlic. Add the herbs and bouillon cubes. Pour in the wine and Marsala and reduce. Add mushrooms and the water they have been soaking in. Add the 2 large cans of tomato sauce (rinse cans out with water and add to pot as well), catsup, Worchester sauce and Tabasco.

Place meat back into a covered pot with vented cover and put into the oven. Stir every 15 to 20 minutes, until meat is falling apart, approximately two hours. At this point taste and add more of any seasoning you feel is missing. Remove meat and serve that night with pasta. Put the leftovers into freezable container for later.

We hope you enjoy this gravy as much as our family does!

Le è qui ed il suo familes i suoi buoni appetiti!
(Here’s to you and your family’s good appetite)