The Best Italian Sunday Sauce Linda Caputo Style!

canned tomatoes

🥗Healthier: fresh tomatoes

💰Cheaper: canned crushed tomatoes

Fresh tomatoes can enhance flavor, while canned crushed tomatoes are often more affordable.

Italian sausage

🥗Healthier: turkey sausage

💰Cheaper: pork sausage

Turkey sausage is lower in fat, while pork sausage is generally less expensive.

Heat olive oil in a pan.

Add chopped onions and garlic to the pan.

Season with coarse salt, hot pepper flakes, and white pepper.

Add fresh basil to the mixture.

Blend the canned tomatoes in a blender and strain them using a colander to remove seeds before adding to the pot.

Add 2 tablespoons of sugar for every can of tomatoes used (5 cans total).

Cook the sauce on low heat.

Prepare the meat mixture with pork, veal, and beef.

Add 2 eggs to the meat mixture.

Season the meat mixture with salt, white pepper, and Italian bread crumbs (1 cup).

Add 1 cup of water to the meat mixture and mix well.

Form meatballs and precook them by frying until the outside is browned.

Add the fried meatballs to the sauce.

Fry Italian sausage in the same pan to capture the flavors from the meatballs.

Prepare the braciole by sautéing onions and mixing with Pecorino Romano and breadcrumbs.

Roll the meat for braciole, securing with string.

Sear the braciole in a pan until browned on all sides.

Add the braciole to the sauce.

Cook the sauce on low flame for 4 to 5 hours.

If the sauce is too watery, fry a little tomato paste in oil and add it to the sauce.

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