Best 7 Sunday Gravy With Meatballs And Sausage Recipes

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Sunday gravy, a classic Italian-American dish, is a hearty and flavorful stew that is perfect for a family gathering. With its rich tomato sauce, tender meatballs, and savory sausage, Sunday gravy is a dish that is sure to please everyone at the table. While there are many different variations of Sunday gravy, the basic ingredients are always the same: tomatoes, meat, and spices. The tomatoes can be fresh, canned, or crushed, and the meat can be beef, pork, or a combination of both. The spices typically include garlic, basil, oregano, and parsley.

Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!

SUNDAY SAUCE WITH MEATBALLS



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 2h45m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 23

2 (35-ounce) cans plum tomatoes with basil
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
4 garlic cloves, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup red wine
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup water
1/2 cup fresh basil leaves, cut into thin strips
1 pound ground sirloin or lean ground beef, pork, turkey, veal, chicken, or any combination
2 eggs
6 garlic cloves, finely chopped, plus 3 garlic cloves, chopped
1 cup seasoned bread crumbs
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup milk
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 pound pork spare ribs, trimmed
1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste, for sauce and ribs

Steps:

  • Strain the plum tomatoes in a colander to extract the juice, breaking the tomatoes apart with your hands. Discard the pulp and set aside.
  • Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add 4 cloves garlic, the onion, red pepper and black pepper. Saute until the onion is soft and beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. Add juiced tomatoes, red wine, Parmesan and salt. Add the tomato paste and the water and stir together over medium heat. *Cook's Note: Tomato paste should be added after making meatballs and ribs.
  • Put the ground meat in a mixing bowl. Beat the eggs and add them to the meat along with 6 cloves garlic, the bread crumbs, salt, pepper, Parmesan and milk. Mix this all together with your hands. Wet your hands with water and continue to wet them as you pinch meat from the bowl and roll into 2-inch balls. Roll the balls in the flour.
  • Heat 1/2-cup of oil in a large skillet. Add 3 cloves chopped garlic and saute until golden brown. Remove the garlic with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add the meatballs and saute over medium-high heat, turning them until they are brown all over.
  • *Cook's Note: As soon as you can pick them up with a fork, they are ready. You don't want them to be well done. If the meatball slides off the fork when you pick it up, it needs to cook a little longer.
  • Cut the ribs apart and remove the membrane. Saute them in 1/2-cup oil until very brown and remove.
  • Return the garlic to the oil and add tomato paste (for the sauce) to the pan; Cook, stirring, over medium heat for about 3 minutes until it softens. Remove from the heat and add to the sauce.
  • Add the meatballs and spareribs to the sauce. Bring to an easy boil, then simmer over low heat for 2 hours. Add the basil and simmer for 15 minutes more. The spareribs should be very tender, falling off the bone and the meatballs should float in the sauce

SUNDAY GRAVY WITH MEATBALLS AND SAUSAGE RECIPE - (3.7/5)



Sunday Gravy with Meatballs and Sausage Recipe - (3.7/5) image

Provided by mytastytreasures

Number Of Ingredients 19

Gravy:
Olive oil
2 Chopped onions
Hot and sweet sausage links
3-32 oz cans San Marzano whole plum
Italian tomatoes
2-6 oz. cans tomato paste
1 1/2 cups water
Salt and pepper
Meatballs:
2 pounds meatloaf Mix (pork, veal,
beef)
Italian Breadcrumbs
4 eggs
2 garlic cloves, finely minced
Parmesan Cheese
Parsley
Salt and pepper
slosh of Milk

Steps:

  • Hat olive oil in 8 quart pan. Put sausage in hot oil, and brown on all sides. Remove to paper towels. In same oil used to brown sausages, slowly soften your chopped oinion. Crush your whole tomatoes by hand in bowl. When onions are lightly brown and softened, add your plum tomatoes, tomato paste, water, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Lower to a simmer, toss sausage back in. Cook over low heat for 2 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally, cover slightly opened. Meanwhile, make Meatballs: Mix together all ingredients by hand just until they come together. Roll into even sized balls. Fry in vegetable oil till browned on all sides. Throw into gravy the last half hour of cooking time.

SUNDAY SAUCE WITH BRACIOLE, MEATBALLS, AND SAUSAGE



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No crowd to feed? No problem. Sunday Sauce freezes well; just make sure any braciole, meatballs, or sausages are submerged in sauce.

Provided by Dawn Perry

Categories     Freezer Food     Pasta     Beef     Tomato     Parmesan     Meatball     Sausage     Breadcrumbs     Ground Beef     Oregano     Dinner     Potluck

Yield 6-8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 35

For the sauce:
2 medium onions, cut into 1" pieces
4 garlic cloves, peeled
1/4 cup olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
2 (28-ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes, crushed
3 (packed) cups basil leaves
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
For the breadcrumb mixture:
1 cup finely grated Parmesan
2/3 cup chopped parsley
1/2 cup fine breadcrumbs
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
For the braciole:
6 slices beef top round (about 1 1/2 pounds total), pounded 1/4" thick
1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
For the meatballs and sausage:
1 pound ground beef chuck (20% fat)
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons milk
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
6 sweet Italian sausages
For assembly:
1 pound pasta, such as spaghetti
Kosher salt
Finely grated Parmesan (for serving)
Special Equipment
Butcher's twine

Steps:

  • Make the sauce:
  • Purée onions and garlic in a food processor until very finely chopped.
  • Heat oil in a large Dutch oven or heavy ovenproof pot over medium-high. Cook onion mixture and 1/2 tsp. salt, stirring often, until liquid is evaporated and bits on bottom of pot are beginning to brown, 10-12 minutes. Add tomato paste, oregano, and red pepper flakes; cook, stirring, until slightly darker in color, about 2 minutes more. Add 1/2 cup water and cook, scraping up browned bits from bottom of pot. Add tomatoes and their juices and 1 cup water; stir to combine. Stir in basil, season with pepper and remaining 1 tsp. salt, and bring to a simmer. Keep warm, stirring occasionally, until ready to use.
  • Make the breadcrumb mixture:
  • Combine cheese, parsley, breadcrumbs, and garlic in a medium bowl.
  • Prepare the braciole:
  • Preheat oven to 300°F. Lay beef flat on a work surface; season with 3/4 tsp. salt and 1/2 tsp. pepper. Sprinkle evenly with 1/2 cup breadcrumb mixture. Working one at a time and starting at the short end, roll up beef, then tie in a few places with butcher's twine to secure. Season braciole with remaining 1/2 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper.
  • Heat 1 Tbsp. oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Working in batches and adding remaining 1 Tbsp. oil to skillet as needed, cook braciole, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides, about 8 minutes per batch.
  • Transfer braciole to pot with sauce, cover, and bake 1 1/2 hours. Wipe out skillet and reserve.
  • Prepare the meatballs and sausage:
  • Mix ground beef, eggs, milk, salt, pepper, and remaining 1 1/4 cups breadcrumb mixture with a fork in a medium bowl. Shape into 12 (1 1/2") balls.
  • Heat 1 Tbsp. oil in reserved skillet. Working in batches, cook meatballs, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides, about 8 minutes per batch; transfer to a plate. Working in batches and adding remaining 1 Tbsp. oil to skillet as needed, cook sausages, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides, about 8 minutes per batch. Transfer to plate.
  • After braciole has baked 1 1/2 hours, using tongs, gently lower meatballs and sausages into sauce. Cover pot and continue to bake until braciole is very tender and meatballs and sausages are cooked through, 25-30 minutes more.
  • To serve:
  • Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Transfer sausages, meatballs, and braciole to a platter; remove strings from braciole. Spoon some warm sauce over.
  • Drain pasta and toss with as little or as much sauce as you like. Serve topped with Parmesan.
  • Do Ahead
  • Sauce can be made 3 days ahead; cover and chill, or freeze up to 6 months. Braciole, meatballs, and sausages can be made 3 days ahead; submerge in sauce, cover, and chill, or freeze up to 3 months.

SUNDAY GRAVY WITH SAUSAGES AND MEATBALLS



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Make and share this Sunday Gravy With Sausages and Meatballs recipe from Food.com.

Provided by ratherbeswimmin

Categories     Meatballs

Time 2h30m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 20

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
3 center-cut pork chops (total weight 1 to 1 1/4 lb.)
1 1/4 lbs sweet Italian sausage, halved horizontally
1 cup chopped onion
2 plump garlic cloves, peeled and finely minced
1/4 teaspoon fennel seed
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
3 1/2 cups pureed canned tomatoes
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
parmigiano-reggiano cheese, rinds (or end bits of Pecorino Romano)
1 lb spaghetti or 1 lb rigatoni pasta
freshly grated pecorino romano cheese
12 ounces ground beef
4 slices white bread, crusts removed and discarded, cut into tiny cubes
1/4 cup milk
3/4-1 cup freshly grated pecorino romano cheese
3 fresh basil leaves, torn into small pieces
1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt

Steps:

  • Make the meatballs: In a large mixing bowl, combine beef, bread, and milk.
  • Add the cheese, basil, parsley, egg, and salt.
  • Mix gently but thoroughly.
  • Form into small meatballs, no more than 1 1/2 inches in diameter; set aside (can cover and refrigerate while you are making the sauce).
  • Heat olive oil in a heavy-bottomed stockpot.
  • Add pork chops and sausages and brown on all sides.
  • Transfer pork chops to a plate to make room for the onions.
  • Toss the onions into the pot with the garlic, fennel seeds, and salt.
  • Saute over medium heat stirring frequently and scraping up any bits left behind by the pork and sausages, until the onions are soft and golden.
  • Put the pork chops back in the pot with any juices on the plate.
  • Add the tomatoes, 4 1/2 cups water, and tomato paste.
  • Drop in a few cheese rinds or ends if you have any.
  • Cover the pot, bring to a boil; decrease the heat, and simmer for 30 minutes.
  • Gently drop in the meatballs, 1 at a time, shaking the pot a bit to encourage them to nestle in with the pork and sausage and to make room for the addition of more meatballs.
  • After all the meatballs have been added, continue to simmer, covered, for 1 hour longer, or until the pork chops are very tender.
  • To finish the gravy, transfer the pork chops to a cutting board.
  • Remove and discard the bones, chop up the meat, and return it to the sauce.
  • Keep warm over low heat while you cook the pasta.
  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
  • Generously salt the water and drop in the spaghetti.
  • Cook, stirring often, until al dente; drain pasta.
  • To serve--start with a large, heated deep platter or pasta bowl.
  • Cover the bottom with a ladleful of gravy and a good sprinkling of Pecorino Romano.
  • Top with half the pasta.
  • Add more gravy and cheese, the remaining pasta, and another layer of gravy and cheese.
  • Serve immediately with more grated cheese.
  • Pass the meatballs, sausage, pork, and additional gravy in a bowl at the table.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 730, Fat 31, SaturatedFat 9.9, Cholesterol 131.3, Sodium 1175, Carbohydrate 61.2, Fiber 4.5, Sugar 8.1, Protein 50.6

SUNDAY GRAVY WITH BEEF OR PORK BRACIOLA AND ANNA AND FRANKIE'S MEATBALLS



Sunday Gravy with Beef or Pork Braciola and Anna and Frankie's Meatballs image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     appetizer

Time 3h45m

Yield 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 28

1 pound beef bottom round, cut 1/4-inch thick or 1 pound lean pork, cut 1/4-inch thick pieces
1 garlic clove, peeled
1 tablespoon freshly grated Pecorino Romano
1 tablespoon chopped Italian parsley
Salt and pepper
1 cup olive oil
1 pound ground lean beef
1/2 pound ground veal
1/2 pound ground pork
2 eggs
1 cup freshly grated Pecorino Romano
1 1/2 tablespoons chopped Italian parsley
1/2 garlic clove, minced, optional
Salt and pepper
2 cups bread crumbs
2 cups lukewarm water
1 cup olive oil
1 pound piece lean beef
1 pound piece lean pork
1 pound hot or sweet Italian sausage
1/2 cup olive oil
4 garlic cloves, peeled
3 tablespoons tomato paste
1/4 cup water
3 (35-ounce) cans San Marzano plum tomatoes
Salt and pepper
Beef or pork braciola, recipe above
Meatballs, recipe above

Steps:

  • Braciola: With meat cleaver or any heavy kitchen utensil, pound the meat slices between 2 sheets of waxed paper. Rub each piece of meat with the garlic clove. Sprinkle each slice of meat with and equal amount of cheese and parsley. Add salt and pepper, to taste.
  • Roll the meat up tightly like a cigar, and tie with butcher's twine to keep meat rolled while cooking. Heat oil in a large saucepan over high heat. Add the meat rolls and fry for about 6 minutes or until evenly browned. Reserve meat for gravy.
  • Meatballs: Combine beef, veal, and pork in a large bowl. Add eggs, cheese, parsley, garlic, and salt and pepper to taste. Using your hands, blend ingredients. Add bread crumbs to mixture. Slowly add water, 1 cup at a time, until mixture is moist.
  • Shape meat mixture into balls, approximately 2 1/2 to 3-inch balls.
  • In a large skillet, heat oil. The oil should be very hot, but not smoking. Place the meatballs in pan, and fry in batches. When the bottom half of meatball is browned and slightly crispy, turn over and cook top half. Remove from pan and drain on paper towel.
  • Sunday Gravy: In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add the garlic and toss to coat with oil. Cook meat a few pieces at a time, about 5 minutes, until nicely browned on all sides. Remove meat from pan and set aside. When garlic cloves have browned, remove and discard them.
  • Combine tomato paste and water and stir into oil. Stirring constantly, cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes and juice, raise heat, and bring to a boil. Using a tomato can, measure 2 cans of cold water, add to pan, and return to a boil.
  • Return beef and pork to the sauce, and add salt and pepper, to taste. Bring to a boil and allow to boil for 5 minutes. Lower heat and partially cover pan. Cook for approximately 2 hours stirring occasionally until meat is almost falling apart and sauce is thick.
  • One hour before sauce is ready, add the beef or pork braciola and sausage. Add the meatballs at the same time.
  • To serve: Remove meat from sauce. Serve sauce over pasta, and the meats on a separate platter.

SUNDAY GRAVY



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This is the Sunday morning "gravy" that will energize the appetites of all in the house. Keep a few meatballs on the side for an early morning snack.

Provided by Bobdi

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Sauce Recipes     Pasta Sauce Recipes     Tomato

Time 4h20m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 20

1 ½ slices white bread, left out overnight to become stale
1 ½ pounds ground beef
⅓ cup grated Parmesan cheese
½ cup finely chopped Italian leaf parsley
1 large egg
salt and ground black pepper to taste
⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided
1 ½ pounds sweet Italian sausage
1 ½ pounds pork ribs
6 cloves garlic, finely chopped, or more to taste
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1 medium sweet onion, chopped
1 (28 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes
3 (28 ounce) cans unpeeled crushed tomatoes, or more as needed
1 (28 ounce) can tomato puree
1 tablespoon white sugar
8 leaves fresh basil, chopped, or more to taste
1 bay leaf, or to taste
½ teaspoon dried oregano
1 ½ cups dry red wine

Steps:

  • Break stale bread into very small pieces and add to a large bowl. Add beef, Parmesan cheese, parsley, and egg. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Mix well and use wet hands to roll mixture into meatballs.
  • Heat about 2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Brown meatballs on all sides, about 5 minutes per batch. Transfer meatballs to a platter. Add sausage and pork ribs to the skillet and brown, about 5 minutes per batch. Transfer to the platter with the meatballs.
  • Heat about 2 tablespoons olive oil in an 8- to 10-quart pot over medium heat. Add garlic and cook just until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add tomato paste and stir to combine. Add onion and cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add whole tomatoes and mash using a potato masher. Add crushed tomatoes and tomato puree; cook, stirring frequently.
  • Add browned sausage and ribs to the pot. Stir in sugar, basil, bay leaf, and oregano. Cook until bubbling with lid ajar, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to lowest setting and cook, stirring frequently to prevent sticking, about 1 hour. Stir in red wine. Continue cooking about 1 and 1/2 to 2 hours more.
  • Remove sauce from heat and cover. Let sit 30 minutes to 1 hour.
  • Return sauce to medium heat and add meatballs. Cook, stirring frequently, until bubbling, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to lowest setting until ready to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 392.2 calories, Carbohydrate 17.5 g, Cholesterol 78.9 mg, Fat 24.7 g, Fiber 3.4 g, Protein 22.3 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, Sodium 1074.5 mg, Sugar 9.5 g

SUNDAY GRAVY (REAL ITALIAN SPAGHETTI SAUCE)AND MEATBALLS



Sunday Gravy (Real Italian Spaghetti Sauce)and Meatballs image

Sauce the way mamas in ital make it--meatballs that melt in your mouth. If I was on death row this is what I would want! God's honest truth! PLEASE PLEASE use it for Recipe #73939--it's amazing.

Provided by Bri22

Categories     Sauces

Time 3h10m

Yield 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

olive oil
1 lb bone in country-style spareribs or 1 lb pork neck bones
1 lb mild Italian sausage
5 garlic cloves (I use 5)
1/2 cup tomato paste, less than
3 (14 1/2 ounce) cans peeled whole tomatoes (or if you want use peeled fresh tomatoes from the garden)
salt and pepper
fresh basil leaf (you can buy it in the produce section)
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 lb ground beef
3/4 cup Italian breadcrumbs
3 eggs
1/2 cup parmesan cheese or 1/2 cup finely grated pecorino romano cheese
3 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley
salt and pepper

Steps:

  • SAUCE: Heat oil in large heavy pot (use a seasoned pot if you have one). Place the pork in the pot and brown until just about cooked. Transfer pork to plate. Do the same with the sausage and transfer to plate. Leave fat in pot. Add whole peeled garlic cloves cook until tender. Put garlic on plate with meat and stir in tomato paste until "saucy". Chop up tomatoes leaving the tomato juice in the cans (I use my chopper) and add them to the pot.
  • Then add 1/2 of one can of the juice to the pot. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add the meats and garlic to the sauce and bring to a boil. Turn down to low and cook for about 1 1/2 hours. Leave the sauce on low and remove all the meat and garlic cloves.
  • Mix all ingredients for meatballs and shape into balls. Add to sauce turn up just a little higher than low and let cook the raw meatballs until they are done (1/2 hour) THATS IT!
  • Now this is an old recipe, but I have seen it in the sopranos cookbook and this is a bit different.
  • I used this sauce to make the ziti al forno from the sopranos cookbook (Recipe #73939) and it was the most amazing thing I have ever eaten, so I posted that too.

Tips:

  • Use high-quality ingredients: The better the ingredients, the better the gravy will be. Use fresh, ripe tomatoes, good-quality olive oil, and flavorful herbs.
  • Brown the meat well: Browning the meat adds flavor and depth to the gravy. Be sure to brown the meat in batches so that it doesn't crowd the pan and steam instead of browning.
  • Simmer the gravy for a long time: The longer the gravy simmers, the more time the flavors have to meld together. Simmer the gravy for at least 2 hours, or even longer if you have time.
  • Add meatballs and sausage: Meatballs and sausage are a classic addition to Sunday gravy. They add flavor, texture, and richness to the dish.
  • Serve with pasta: Sunday gravy is traditionally served with pasta. Some popular choices include spaghetti, penne, and rigatoni.

Conclusion:

Sunday gravy is a delicious and hearty Italian dish that is perfect for a family meal. It is made with a variety of ingredients, including tomatoes, meat, and herbs, and is simmered for a long time to develop a rich flavor. Sunday gravy can be served with pasta, polenta, or bread.

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