But had he stayed, we would not have been able to enjoy the quintessentially Sicilian character Frank Pentangeli (Frankie Five Angels), who took over Clemenza's regime after Clemenza's ostensible death:
Posted on 03/08/2024 3:28:02 PM PST by nickcarraway
THAT’S from Goodfellas!
Add onion. Reverse wine and sugar quantities. 1/4 cup wine, pinch of sugar. Also add three bay leaves for the Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
“It was a very good system”
Peeled and strained tomatoes (no skin or seeds) are easier to digest and healthier because they have reduced lectins, a component in tomatoes and most foods that causes inflammation. In addition to home preparation, there are several brands of tomato sauces and other tomato products in which the skin has been peeled and the seeds strained out. Notably, long cooking of tomatoes and tomato sauces and the addition of olive oil and other fats helps make them healthier by breaking down the red pigment lycopene into a form more absorbable by the body. Who knew? Italian cooks were pioneers of healthy eating.
My wife does what her mom used to do- makes meatballs, browns sausage, and also adds browned bone-in pork ribs. Cook all that in the sauce….oh, man…..
Oh, I have to say, the wine in the sauce is a MUST, and it should be a nice Chianti (no fava beans)!
True dat. I think it was a shame he let petty differences and greed keep him from completing his character. He was one of the highest paid performers on the cast.
Meats browning first is a great idea b/c you get all that unctuous meat glaze on
the pan bottom that incorporates into the tomato sauce when added and simmered.
dude...
Ingredients for ‘The Godfather’ sauce recipe
2–3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
2–4 cloves of garlic, minced
1 28-ounce can of tomatoes, diced
1 28-ounce can of tomato sauce
1 6-ounce can of tomato paste
1 pound of Italian sausage cooked
1 pound of homemade meatballs cooked
1/4 cup sugar
A splash of red wine
OK thats just wrong. I’m going to guess this “recipe “ didn’t actually come from an Italian. Not an Italian grandma anyway.
For starters, this is barely one quarter of the tomatoes needed for Sunday sauce. This is enough to add to a pot of chile.
No puree?? Come on.
And a QUARTER CUP OF SUGAR IN 2 CANS OF TOMATOES??? Sugar isn’t needed in properly made sauce but that amount in this small pot is disgusting.
Just, no.
“An’ a little bit o’ sugar, ..”
Never heard of an Italian who put sugar in sauce. I won’t touch sauce with sugar in it.
Except the recipe says a 28 oz can sauce and 28 is can diced tomatoes and still uses 1/4 cup sugar!
Sicilians add a spoonful of sugar to their sauce.
The Corleones were Sicilian.
But had he stayed, we would not have been able to enjoy the quintessentially Sicilian character Frank Pentangeli (Frankie Five Angels), who took over Clemenza's regime after Clemenza's ostensible death:
A spoonfull of sugar cuts the acidity caused by the tomatoes. If the acidity doesn’t bother you or your peeps, don’t use it. A spoonfull doesn’t make the sauce/gravy sweet.
Thank you!
A good ariabatta sauce needs no sugar.
That’s an awful concoction.
It can be fixed.
Brown the meats.
Fry the paste in the meat fats. Add the wine to declare. Use more than a splash.
Onions optional.
No sugar.
Add a bay leaf or two.
Options include fresh basil, oregano and cheese...maybe half a cup stirred in or use a parm rind.
the sugar cuts the acid
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