North End Sunday Gravy
"This recipe takes some time but makes a delicious gravy that would make your Italian grandmother proud. The dried mint is not 'minty' at all but rather lends a sweetly herbal flavor to the sauce. You can leave out the lamb shank, but it is the secret ingredient that makes the sauce extra delicious. Many people prefer San Marzano® tomatoes, but they are expensive and I think our own domestic tomatoes actually make a better sauce."
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 18 of 19 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 18 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Lamb | 100g cooked | 294 |
| Beef | 100g cooked | 250 |
| Pork | 100g cooked | 242 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Parmesan Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 110 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Chili | 1 tsp (2.7g) | 8 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Mint | 2 tbsp fresh (3g) | 2 |
| Basil | 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) | 1 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 pork neck bones
- 1 country-style pork rib
- 1 (8 ounce) beef chuck in 1 piece
- 1 beef rib, or more to taste
- 1 lamb shank (optional)
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 pinch dried basil, or to taste
- 1 pinch dried mint, or to taste
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes, or to taste
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 (12 ounce) can tomato paste
- 2 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
- 7 cups water, or as needed
- 2 pinches dried basil
- 2 pinches dried mint
- 2 pinches crushed red pepper flakes
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound bulk Italian sausage
- 1/2 tablespoon white sugar, or to taste
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/4 pound ground pork
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 cup Italian bread crumbs
- 1/2 cup chopped Italian flat leaf parsley
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil