According to my grandmother’s recipe, we do the same thing with the bread, except wet it with milk and add it to ground turkey
@johnscolaro77823 күн бұрын
My GrandMa too taught me about adding baking soda . Right On !
@Alfimation4 күн бұрын
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!
@livelaughandcookitalian3 күн бұрын
Thank you 😊
@donnagreco46025 күн бұрын
use a wooden spoon
@livelaughandcookitalian5 күн бұрын
my great grandmother used a metal spoon for her paste and i will continue to do the same , you are welcome to use a wooden spoon if you like though
@Doug_Hefernen7 күн бұрын
Ehmeh..Gravy is what you put on meat.
@lisacanale35327 күн бұрын
Putting seasonings in each can....Genius. Grazie! I lose track of how much I've put in the pot. ( and it's Gravy, period! )
@livelaughandcookitalian6 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed my video and my great grandmother’s season by the can ..Gravy ! 😊
@JeffB-in-Fram-MA8 күн бұрын
Perfect side dish when you're having some nice Italian sausages. Or vice versa, whatever.
@vickijohnson61258 күн бұрын
My Nonna put a little sugar in the gravy.
@jenniferg59958 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing this great vegetarian dish! I can't wait to make it!
@livelaughandcookitalian8 күн бұрын
hope you enjoy it
@robinpalazzolo34338 күн бұрын
This is my all time favorite! I would eat this any time (even breakfast 😂)
@livelaughandcookitalian8 күн бұрын
the best breakfast 😊
@cruciferousvegetable10 күн бұрын
"Youll never get angina from this gravy". My cardiologist would dissagree.
@livelaughandcookitalian9 күн бұрын
that’s not angina it agita. .. it’s Italian for heartburn 🤣
@jacthomas182614 күн бұрын
My X MIL used to make SAUCE (Michigan) every Sunday with her canned tomatoes. She used neck bones. I loved when she’d take the meat out. That was mine to eat with her.
@steveneastburn92316 күн бұрын
Thank you for this. Love the baking soda trick, made my sauce twice as good and will be using it for now when I make the gravy.
@livelaughandcookitalian15 күн бұрын
you are very welcome , i’m glad you gave it a try ! 😊
@reneekroyer510417 күн бұрын
Could you put that pan with the lid into your oven so you don't have to stir it that often? I hate the stirring. I'd love to just pop it in the oven and let it sit but I'm afraid of meat burning on the bottom.
@livelaughandcookitalian17 күн бұрын
If you have a dutch oven , that would be better , you would still need to stir it , especially with meat in it … but not as often
@reneekroyer510416 күн бұрын
@@livelaughandcookitalian I do have a cast iron Dutch oven which is enamel coated, so I could use that in the oven. Do you think stirring it every hour would work? It is SOOOO heavy, I can barely lift it, especially when getting it in/out of the oven. If hubby is home, he does it for me, but I'm older and with upper and lower back issues, it is a struggle. Maybe I'll just stick to the stove top method, now that I think on it more. lol
@reneekroyer510417 күн бұрын
Are you making enough sauce/gravy for an entire army? lol
@livelaughandcookitalian17 күн бұрын
this large pot gets portioned out in containers and frozen … so regardless of what I wanna make I always have it available. I’m looking to make a vegetarian eggplant, Parmesan, or meatless lasagna, red, clam sauce, fried Diavolo or just pull out a few containers and add meatballs, sausage, braciole and pork and have a Sunday dinner … it’s always in stock 😁
@reneekroyer510416 күн бұрын
@@livelaughandcookitalian That makes sense. I used to have a giant stock pot like that, but the meatballs kept burning on the bottom of it, even though I stirred it every 15-20 minutes (I'd set a timer so I wouldn't forget - lol) and it was always so hard to get that burnt meat off of the bottom and it seemed that it would cause it to burn all the more. I eventually gave it away and now I have a cast iron Dutch oven that is coated in enamel that I like, but wow, it wouldn't be able to hold all those large cans of tomatoes.
@livelaughandcookitalian16 күн бұрын
you can definitely cut this recipe in half to accommodate a smaller pan , i’ve done it in the past
@jeffreycooley203219 күн бұрын
That was amazing. Thank you for the tips on making a real Italian gravy
@livelaughandcookitalian19 күн бұрын
I hope you give it a try and let me know how it comes out ! watch my meatball and braciole videos for some meat to add to some for a sunday dinner
@hadronoftheseus882925 күн бұрын
13:17 I must say that looks pretty incredible. But do you have Danish? I gotta pick up some Danish for Belle...
@livelaughandcookitalian25 күн бұрын
unfortunately, no Danish 😊
@hadronoftheseus882925 күн бұрын
Just don't put too many onions inna swauce.
@livelaughandcookitalian25 күн бұрын
🤣
@onek72627 күн бұрын
Hey we are neighbors ,,,I live In Wear Peabody ,,,and my daughter in Law is a school Teacher in North Reading
@livelaughandcookitalian27 күн бұрын
Hello neighbor, nice to meet you 😊… all my kids went to school in NR
@davidstoughton325727 күн бұрын
Why not use FRESH GARLIC AND BASIL ita onvious your region of Italy isnt anything close to my Italian Immigrant parent. What italian doesnt use fresh ingredients from their garden?? No meat in a sunday "SAUCE" where in italy are you from. ?? Not bas h ing uou but its so different to what i grew up with ???
@livelaughandcookitalian27 күн бұрын
I do , watch the whole video
@kathrynalexanderlinn7594Ай бұрын
I'm italian and been cooking sugo and balls for YEARS. You're the most authentic. Will you marry me?
@livelaughandcookitalianАй бұрын
Hi Karthryn , Thank you very much and welcome to the channel …. unfortunately though , I can’t marry you , i’ve been happily married for 27 years 😊
I’d say the first step is to not call it fucking gravy.
@derekbidelman2442Ай бұрын
That baking sodera is gonna eat thee ass-end outta ur gravy
@derekbidelman2442Ай бұрын
It's called "the red led". It should sit in your stomach like concrete it's so thick! Whrseah ur veal,pork,sausage, braciole and meatz-a-ball?
@paulromsky9527Ай бұрын
Nice recipe, gave you a like.
@livelaughandcookitalianАй бұрын
thank you 😊
@paulromsky9527Ай бұрын
A 7:07 my mom opened both ends of the paste cans and pushed it through and then pulled out the lid.
@livelaughandcookitalianАй бұрын
the bottom doesn’t come off the small pastene cans
@paulromsky9527Ай бұрын
@livelaughandcookitalian OK, I see. Thanks. Oil on the spoon works for me. I like the Baking Soda trick, but I still want to add some white wine too... and some pork chops... Oooooh, thats the flavor!
@livelaughandcookitalianАй бұрын
i agree , but this big pot is just a base so i can make vegetarian eggplant parmigiano baked, meatless lasagna, red clam sauce , fra diavolo and the. of course take a few containers out and add my meatballs , sausage, braciole , pork and have a sunday gravy 😊
@paulromsky9527Ай бұрын
@livelaughandcookitalian I see, I never made sauce or gravy as a base, a big pot like that would last no more than 3 days in my house [laugh]... so I make and consume. But now that my wife and I are 61, our appetites are going down... maybe I should start freezing a base. Its is a very versatile way to go. Thanks.
@livelaughandcookitalianАй бұрын
you will find it very convenient to just take a container or 2 out whenever you need it
@georgefarrington895Ай бұрын
Happy birthday, hope life is treating you well. Lovely to meet you.
@livelaughandcookitalianАй бұрын
Thank you 😊 , Welcome to the channel
@georgefarrington895Ай бұрын
I can almost taste it.more people should enjoy a good bowl of soup.
@livelaughandcookitalianАй бұрын
I agree , I always have a few containers in my freezer from my latest batch , especially in the winter 🥶
@georgefarrington895Ай бұрын
Hi there, I’m a new fan and just going to check out your minestrone recipe .
@livelaughandcookitalianАй бұрын
Hi George , Welcome to the channel … you are going to love my Minestrone soup 😊
@georgefarrington895Ай бұрын
Chicken soup wonderful stuff. I love chicken soup.hi
@livelaughandcookitalianАй бұрын
You will definitely love this homemade recipe !
@MF-si6gnАй бұрын
Happy birthday Ma! God Bless!
@livelaughandcookitalianАй бұрын
Thank you 😊
@SALTEDRUBY4Ай бұрын
Wat is that thing next to sink??¿
@livelaughandcookitalianАй бұрын
that is a Kangen water machine from Japan… it’s an ionizing, alkalining, antioxiding , filtering machine
@mjathisbestandteachingskil6980Ай бұрын
Excellent teaching of cooking ❤ good creed
@livelaughandcookitalianАй бұрын
Thank you 😊
@mjathisbestandteachingskil6980Ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing the instructions ❤
@livelaughandcookitalianАй бұрын
Hope you enjoy it !
@ThisIsYourOnlyWarningАй бұрын
I was taught that the less you work the meat the more tender the meatball? I don’t know if the recipe is different and then the preparation is different? When I first started cooking I found that the meat was dense and maybe even dry because of me overworking the meat. This goes for meatballs, hamburgers, Salisbury steaks, and meatloaf. Pretty much anything that you are using ground/minced meat. I also use the three types of ground meat for my meatballs (ground beef, pork, and veal).
@livelaughandcookitalianАй бұрын
I use the same 3 meat mix
@mmkuytАй бұрын
Kenny, your accent belongs!
@livelaughandcookitalianАй бұрын
Thank you 😊
@evelynwilliams5174Ай бұрын
My Aunt taught me to add the paste in the oil when I first was married. She wasn’t even Italian,although she was married to my Uncle Romeo. I’m thinking my grandma showed her! Never knew the baking soda trick either. Thanks
@Joanv314Ай бұрын
Enjoyed yr video. I usually make 2 cans of tomatoes. How much baking soda would you suggest ? Thanks n merry Christmas
@livelaughandcookitalianАй бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it ! I would start with a 1/4 tsp …. you can always add more but very hard to take it out… Merry Christmas 🎄
@Joanv314Ай бұрын
@ thanks very much for yr reply
@livelaughandcookitalianАй бұрын
you are very welcome , reach out anytime
@SALTEDRUBY4Ай бұрын
I dig that old revere ware pan... gotta hav a heavy bottom pan.
@njerzee911Ай бұрын
Same here; watched, listened, learned; My Gram , From Calabria; made them will all beef, , "day old" hard crusty Italian bread, soaked in water; eggs, onions, parsley s&p,garlic ,breadcrumbs , grated pecorino, etc; LOTS of bread, I only realized later in life, was a way to make them "go further" when feeding a family. ( Calabria and even during the depression in NJersey, times were tough; ) The bread does make it taste superb,; Fried some meatballs( cast iron skillet) made others in the sauce.
@livelaughandcookitalianАй бұрын
These family recipes are the best
@patriciafeehan7732Ай бұрын
Wooden spoon and never burn the garlic and onion. Once you burn the onion and garlic it will make the Gravy taste terrible. Throw away and start again if they burn…
@markgiorcelli5607Ай бұрын
Happy Birthday 🎅🍷🇮🇹
@robinpalazzolo3433Ай бұрын
These muscles marinara are to die for!! 😋
@livelaughandcookitalianАй бұрын
❤️
@larryhubert8101Ай бұрын
My wife is full Italian Always peels the eggplants when making eggplant parmesan yours is done the same way except for the cheese blend We went to an authentic Italian Restaurants and ordered the eggplant parmesan it was not peeled the skin was like rubber She said to me now you know why I peel it You know how to make it right and perfectly in you're words NICE She died 3 years ago was wanting eggplant parm so bad your making it brought back all the memories I followed your directions it was perfect just like she made it THANK YOU
@livelaughandcookitalianАй бұрын
Hi Larry , I’m so glad i could bring back that Eggplant that your wife made … The one time i had eggplant parm with the skin on , I thought the same thing 😊…Hope you have a wonderful Christmas 🎄
@dianevictorianshabbyshop3876Ай бұрын
Happy Happy Birthday Mom
@livelaughandcookitalianАй бұрын
Thank you 😊
@scottbernard8824Ай бұрын
Late to the party; new subscriber...question: No oregano?
@livelaughandcookitalianАй бұрын
Hey Scott , Welcome to the channel … We have never put oregano in, only basil … just the way great grandma taught us …. i do however put it in my pizza sauce
@scottbernard8824Ай бұрын
@@livelaughandcookitalian Thank you!
@patriciafeehan7732Ай бұрын
Oregano is only for pizza Gravy.
@kings-bay-2902Ай бұрын
My great grandparents were from Bari, Italy my grandmother would never use paste! She used meat to flavor her sauce and said the thick paste never helped to cook the meats this way you have to cook your sauce for hours, if you don't put paste you don't cook your sauce for hours!
@livelaughandcookitalianАй бұрын
i also add meat but not to this big pot … this is a base for so many recipes , like vegetarian eggplant parm , meatless lasagna, red clam sauce , fra diavolo, ect …. when i want a sunday gravy i take out a few containers add my meat and put it on the stove , think about the bigger picture here , not just a sunday meal