How to Make a Slow Cooker Italian Sunday Gravy Recipe [Episode 198]

Italian sausage

🥗Healthier: chicken sausage

💰Cheaper: ground turkey

Chicken sausage is lower in fat while ground turkey is more economical.

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: Pecorino Romano

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and low-calorie; Pecorino is often less expensive.

Fry all of the sausages in vegetable oil until browned.

Transfer sausages to the slow cooker pot.

In the grease left behind, sauté the diced onion until brown.

Add garlic, oregano, and tomato paste; sauté together.

Deglaze the pan with red wine and let it reduce for 1-2 minutes.

Transfer the onion and garlic mixture to the slow cooker pot.

Add diced tomatoes and tomato sauce to the slow cooker pot.

Add the flank steak and spareribs to the slow cooker pot.

Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for about 10 hours overnight.

The next morning, remove all meat pieces from the sauce.

Remove bones from the spareribs and cut sausages into small pieces.

Cut the flank steak and return all meat to the sauce.

Skim excess oil from the sauce.

Add basil leaf and ground pepper to the sauce; keep warm until serving.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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