Sinatra Spaghetti Meatballs Recipe Tomato Sauce alla Frank

FRANK SINATRA SPAGHETTI SAUCE

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HOW to MAKE SPAGHETTI SAUCE

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FRANK SINATRA tells Sid Mark, step-by-step HOW He Makes TOMATO SAUCE

“You begin with a skillet and you use a light kind of olive oil and put in about 2 tbsp. full and put in 3 whole cloves of garlic. I usually puncture the cloves with a fork so it will exude the flavor I want. When the garlic is tanned or light brown take it out of the oil and throw it away. Keep the oil.” “For 4 people you can take 2 cans of the oval shaped tomato and you put each can in a blender and count about a “slow four” to grind it up and put it in a saucepan…do that with both cans. Add a pinch of salt and a little bit of black pepper and little bit of oregano…maybe ½ tsp. full. Add the oil. I used to watch my dad do it. He’d just take his fingers and he’d take so much and throw it in the pot. And you let it simmer.” … “Now…VERY IMPORTANT because this is what you don’t find in restaurants because they can’t take the time to do it. You take a good sized tsbp. And whatever oil or foreign matter that comes to the top; just keep skimming it until you have a pure red sauce. Low flame and cook for about ½ hr. and just let it sit there until you are ready to turn on your water for your pasta.” “You want to put a couple of bay leaves and fresh basil is wonderful…at the last minute.” “So you’ve got in the sauce olive oil, garlic, pepper, salt, oregano, a couple of basil leaves and, if you wish, a teaspoon – tablespoon. Of finely chopped parsley and that’s the way to make a simple pasta sauce.”

“Basta!”

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FRANK SINATRA’S SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Recipe :

1/2 of a cup of Olive Oil
1 medium Onion finely diced
4 cloves of Garlic minced
1-28-ounce can Italian style tomatoes
1-28-ounce can of tomato purée
2 tablespoons of fresh parsley chopped
2 teaspoons of dried thyme
1 teaspoon each of Slat & Black Pepper
black pepper
1 pound of dried pasta
Extra chopped parsley for serving
red pepper flakes for serving, optional
Italian grated cheese blend, optional

Place the Olive Oil and diced Onions in a medium sized Pot. Cook on low heat for 5 minutes,

Add the Garlic and cook for 2 minutes on low heat as you stir with a wooden spoon.

Add the Salt, Black Pepper & Thyme and cook for 2 minutes, low heat.

Add all the Tomatoes and chopped fresh Parsley. Turn heat to high and cook until the sauce starts to bubble.

Turn the heat down to low, and let simmer for 40 minutes. Be sure to stir the Sauce with a wooden spoon as the sauce cooks, scrapping the bottom of the pot so the sauce doesn’t stick or burn.

After 40 minutes, turn the heat off.

Serve this Tomato Sauce with your favorite pasta.

Note : To make Pasta with Meatballs, make the Meatball recipe below.