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Spaghetti + Sunday Sauce
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Disclaimer: this recipe/sauce is not 100% authentically Italian, but I can guarantee that it’s 100% tasty.
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In an enameled cast-iron pot, deeply brown some cleaned chicken livers in grapeseed or olive oil. As they’re cooking, break them apart with wooden spoon into small bits. Be careful, the livers will splatter. You can also break them down further when you take them out of the pot. Set liver pieces aside. (If you’re grossed out by liver, skip this step!)
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In the same pot, brown your desired amount of ground beef, I used about 2lbs. for plenty of leftovers. Remove beef from pot and using the rendered fat left behind, sweat some chopped onions, garlic (if you’d like), but don’t brown/burn them. Then add in some chopped carrots and celery. Continue to cook a bit longer until things have softened a bit. Deglaze with about ½ cup of red wine and make sure to stir and scrape up any browned bits left behind by the beef. Put beef and liver bits (if using) back in the pot. Add in a 30oz. can of good quality tomatoes along with the juices (San Marzanos are always key), crushing them with your hands as you put them in the pot, or if you don’t want to get your hands dirty, add in a can of already crushed tomatoes. If it’s tomato season, then use fresh chopped tomatoes. Add about 1 ½ cups of water and/or more red wine if things don’t look saucy enough.
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Toss in a bay leaf and a decent hunk of Parmesan rind (super important ingredient), give everything a good stir and simmer away for at least 2 hours, longer if you have the time. I have simmered it overnight before only because I forgot to turn the stove off. ? The sauce was super flavorful, slowly bubbling away in the morning and the kitchen smelled amazing–but I don’t endorse doing this unless you can do so safely. When it’s time to eat, pluck out the bay leaf and Parmesan rind. Serve with your pasta of choice and a generous mound of grated Parmesan or Gruyère cheese on top. Salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy! ?? #pasta #noodles #f52italian
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