Family Recipes with Giancarlo and Rosalia Trimarchi

canned tomatoes

🥗Healthier: fresh tomatoes

💰Cheaper: crushed tomatoes

Fresh tomatoes enhance flavor while crushed tomatoes are budget-friendly.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free, while pecorino offers a similar flavor.

Go grocery shopping for ingredients including bay leaves, fresh basil, pork ribs, ground veal, ground pork, and sausage.

Prepare the meatballs using beef and pork.

Add vegetable oil to a pan for frying the meatballs.

Cook the meatballs until browned.

In a large pot, heat olive oil over medium heat.

Add chopped onion and sauté until translucent.

Stir in minced garlic, diced carrots, and celery; cook until softened.

Add canned tomatoes, breaking them up with a spoon, and stir to combine.

Season with salt, pepper, basil, oregano, and red pepper flakes.

Add a pinch of sugar to balance acidity; stir well.

Introduce bay leaf and enough water to reach desired consistency.

Bring the sauce to a simmer and reduce heat to low.

Cover partially and simmer for 30-45 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Taste and adjust seasoning as needed before removing bay leaf.

Finish with fresh parsley and grated parmesan cheese before serving.

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