Recipe: Yummy Julie’s Homemade Italian Tomato Sauce (a-k-a Sunday Gravy)

Julie’s Homemade Italian Tomato Sauce (a-k-a Sunday Gravy). In this video Julie shows how to cook her family's Homemade Italian Sauce!! My recipe for Italian tomato sauce and my homemade meatballs. Recipes can be found on DebsCucina.com!

Find this Pin and more on Gravy and Sauces by Donna McFadden. The Best Italian Tomato Sauce - A Family Feast®. An authentic and delicious Italian Tomato Sauce that has been passed down through generations. You can have Julie’s Homemade Italian Tomato Sauce (a-k-a Sunday Gravy) using 13 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Julie’s Homemade Italian Tomato Sauce (a-k-a Sunday Gravy)

1. It's 28 oz. of can of tomato purée (crushed tomatoes would also work).
2. Prepare 6 oz. of can of tomato paste.
3. Prepare 1 TBS. of bacon grease and/or extra virgin olive oil (I save up bacon grease drippings so I always have a reserve in a jar in the refrigerator).
4. Prepare 1/2 of sweet onion, finely chopped.
5. Prepare 8 oz. of wine (red or white).
6. It's 8 oz. of water.
7. You need 4 of basil leaves, chopped.
8. You need 2 of bay leaves, whole.
9. It's 1 TBS. of dried oregano.
10. You need 2 tsp. of Sugar.
11. You need to taste of Garlic salt.
12. Prepare to taste of Black pepper.
13. You need 1 of heel of Parmesan cheese, optional.

It is a hearty tomato sauce using traditional ingredients that were available in Italy a long time ago with modern convenience. Once this sauce is made, all that is missing is the pasta. With this recipe I like using Rotini pasta but any pasta will do. This sauce can also be used for your homemade pizza.

Julie’s Homemade Italian Tomato Sauce (a-k-a Sunday Gravy) instructions

1. In a large pot, sauté the chopped onions in the bacon grease (preferable) or the olive oil, or a combination of both, until the onions are soft and begin to turn brown..
2. Add the remaining ingredients together into the pot and simmer, covered, all day long (but for at least a couple hours). For added flavor and an amazing taste, add meatballs (see my recipe), sausage, pork ribs and/or a heel of cheese (yes, just toss the entire heel into the pot). The more, the merrier!.
3. When ready to serve, remove and discard the bay leaves and the heel of cheese..
4. Serve over your favorite pasta..
5. Tip: Make a double batch and freeze the extra for next week!.
6. Buon appetito! 🇮🇹.

On Italian based tomato sauce in general; The misconception that the tomato has been central to Italian cuisine since its introduction from the I've honestly never noted much of a taste difference between a sauce made from fresh or store-bought tomatoes. As long as you buy fresh (within a day. Homemade Italian tomato sauce: if you happen to be in Italy in summer, you will certainly notice an abundance of fresh vegetables and fruit. Tomatoes, especially in the South of Italy, are a big thing and they're usually eaten by themselves, used into salads and also cooked to make a beautiful tomato. Easy, authentic, homemade tomato sauce is what I grew up on nearly every Sunday, maybe made with meatballs and spaghetti, maybe made plain and used for stuffed shells.