Sunday Sauce With Sausage And Braciole

Serves: 3

Gideon Batz

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

55

Spice

50

Sweetness

51

Sourness

37

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.1

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Tomato Paste

Directions:

1

Spread out breadcrumbs on a baking sheet and let sit uncovered at room temperature until dried out, about 12 hours

2

Combine breadcrumbs, Pecorino, parsley, red pepper flakes, paprika, 1 chopped garlic clove, and 2 tablespoons oil in a medium bowl

3

Trim beef slices into 6x2" pieces; season with salt and pepper

4

Sprinkle each slice with about 2 tablespoons breadcrumb mixture, roll up, and secure with a toothpick or twine; set braciole aside

5

Set remaining breadcrumb mixture aside

6

Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a large heavy pot over medium-high heat and cook sausage, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides, 5–8 minutes

7

Transfer to a large rimmed baking sheet

8

Season ribs with salt and pepper; cook in same pot until browned on all sides, 8–10 minutes

9

Transfer to baking sheet with sausage

10

Cook reserved braciole in pot, turning occasionally, until browned, 5–8 minutes; transfer to same baking sheet

11

Reduce heat to medium-low and cook onion, anchovy, and remaining garlic in pot, stirring occasionally, until onion is translucent, 8–10 minutes

12

Add tomato paste and cook, stirring often, until slightly darkened in color, 5–8 minutes

13

Add crushed and whole tomatoes, crushing whole tomatoes with your hands; season with salt and pepper

14

Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce has thickened, 1–1 1/2 hours

15

Add sausage, ribs, braciole, and any accumulated juices on baking sheet to sauce

16

Cook, partially covered, stirring occasionally and skimming surface as needed, until meat is very tender (rib meat should be falling off the bone), 2 1/2–3 hours longer

17

Season sauce with salt and pepper

18

Just before serving, cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente; drain

19

Toss pasta in a large bowl with a little of the sauce and top with reserved breadcrumb mixture

20

Remove bones from ribs and remove toothpicks from braciole

21

Serve braciole, ribs, sausage, and remaining sauce with pasta alongside

22

DO AHEAD: Breadcrumbs can be dried out 5 days ahead; store airtight at room temperature

23

Sauce can be cooked 2 days ahead; cover and chill

24

Gently reheat sauce, covered, before cooking pasta

25

Spread out breadcrumbs on a baking sheet and let sit uncovered at room temperature until dried out, about 12 hours

26

Combine breadcrumbs, Pecorino, parsley, red pepper flakes, paprika, 1 chopped garlic clove, and 2 tablespoons oil in a medium bowl

27

Trim beef slices into 6x2" pieces; season with salt and pepper

28

Sprinkle each slice with about 2 tablespoons breadcrumb mixture, roll up, and secure with a toothpick or twine; set braciole aside

29

Set remaining breadcrumb mixture aside

30

Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a large heavy pot over medium-high heat and cook sausage, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides, 5–8 minutes

31

Transfer to a large rimmed baking sheet

32

Season ribs with salt and pepper; cook in same pot until browned on all sides, 8–10 minutes

33

Transfer to baking sheet with sausage

34

Cook reserved braciole in pot, turning occasionally, until browned, 5–8 minutes; transfer to same baking sheet

35

Reduce heat to medium-low and cook onion, anchovy, and remaining garlic in pot, stirring occasionally, until onion is translucent, 8–10 minutes

36

Add tomato paste and cook, stirring often, until slightly darkened in color, 5–8 minutes

37

Add crushed and whole tomatoes, crushing whole tomatoes with your hands; season with salt and pepper

38

Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce has thickened, 1–1 1/2 hours

39

Add sausage, ribs, braciole, and any accumulated juices on baking sheet to sauce

40

Cook, partially covered, stirring occasionally and skimming surface as needed, until meat is very tender (rib meat should be falling off the bone), 2 1/2–3 hours longer

41

Season sauce with salt and pepper

42

Just before serving, cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente; drain

43

Toss pasta in a large bowl with a little of the sauce and top with reserved breadcrumb mixture

44

Remove bones from ribs and remove toothpicks from braciole

45

Serve braciole, ribs, sausage, and remaining sauce with pasta alongside

46

DO AHEAD: Breadcrumbs can be dried out 5 days ahead; store airtight at room temperature

47

Sauce can be cooked 2 days ahead; cover and chill

48

Gently reheat sauce, covered, before cooking pasta