Sunday gravy

Directions

Sunday Gravy

3 29oz cans San Marzano whole peeled

2 cans tomato paste

Sauté meat to brown in a pan. Halfway through after first batch, cook 1 can tomato paste 1 can water in pan with meat drippings. Pour into large pot. Do this process x2

Hard part is straining tomatoes. Strainer over pot. Pour some tomatoes in and crush them (PoPop used curved bottom glass) Get all liquid out and toss all tomato pulp and seeds (should be pretty dry). Do this will all three cans. Dad uses food mill for this process

Add meat

Add couple tablespoons dried basil

Could tablespoons dried oregano

1/3 cup Parm cheese

Cup of red wine if you have it

Simmer it for about 5 hours

Fat from meat rises to the surface - skim fat off with big spoon

Could add spoosh of garlic

With leftovers could add olives, capers, garlic, red pepper, julienned pepperonis for a puttanesca