The Secret Of The Italian Gravy


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Kenny shows the secret of his family’s 5 generation gravy recipe from his great grandmother from Avellino …. ingredients…. 5, 28 …

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  1. Rose Marie Genualdi
    Rose Marie Genualdi says:

    I just want to let you know I will make your gravy recipe. I also call it Gravy which I learned by my Grama who came here from Naples in 1923. Landed in Boston and moved on to Chicago where other family members were.
    I have a question. I know you put what you made in containers for later use, do ever make a full pot of gravy and add the meat to it. If you have done that would you make it cook longer then the two hours?
    I would probably add meatballs and pork and beef neckbones.

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  2. Melanie Mixen
    Melanie Mixen says:

    God bless you! I have been trying to make a good gravy forever. Unfortunately I kept dumping them in the garbage. Nasty!! I just made your gravy and I’m literally crying happy tears! It’s amazing! Everyone loves it! Thank you so much! I’ll never try making another gravy again! This is my go to forever. ❤❤❤❤

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  3. Patricia Crosby
    Patricia Crosby says:

    Omg, my American Italian Sicilian grandmother and Mother did the same thing, baking soda, only if the tomatoes were acidic. Sometimes during the canning season it’s, not necessary. I always taste first. Best wishes♥️♥️🙏🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸

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  4. MidiPunk
    MidiPunk says:

    I'm a newfound fan of the baking soda tip, thank you! Mine bubbled up way more than yours (5 cans Cento peeled, used "dis-uh much" baking soda), that stuff is also used to bring down acidity in swimming pools. I have about 15 pounds leftover from this summer because it didn't rain. Apparently we have nasty acid rain in Kentucky. Been adding honey for years (wife likes sweet).

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  5. richard stoehrer
    richard stoehrer says:

    I tried the baking soda this weekend but it left a nasty taste in the Gravy. It gave off a strange smell too. What could be the issue? Could the baking soda be bad or should I use another brand. I want this to work because I always get pretty bad heart burn. Any tips?

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  6. billdp68
    billdp68 says:

    My grandmother from Sicily added baking soda. She said it cut the acid. My mother used it, now I use it. She also said to never cook it more than two hours. It turns to battery acid.

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  7. Paul Zelinsky
    Paul Zelinsky says:

    I messaged him because we where having a spaghetti dinner at the firehouse and instead of jar gravy I wanted to make homemade gravy so people can taste home cooked gravy. He was very helpful and supportive. Well we where expecting 50 to 70 people hopefully? Omg we had over 100 people and had to turn people away because we ran out of noodles . It was a huge success and now they want me to do it again in September. We where the talk of the town about how good the gravy was .. Thank you for making it such a successful event !!

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  8. none one
    none one says:

    When my sister got engaged to an Italian man, his family invited mine for a Sunday dinner at their home in Brookline massachusetts. The Antipasta I thought was the whole meal……was I wrong. So much food, and so good and rich. We felt treated like royalty. Some questions……why canned instead of starting from whole tomato? Wouldn't that avoid the excess salt and possibly other things inside the can? What is the point of seasoning into each separate can? You end up with the same amount if you just dump it all in at once and stir it up. How many people does this feed? How would you scale this down to feed just one person, even allowing for leftovers? Sadly, I have no family to cook for. How long does leftover gravy last in the fridge? Would adding sodium citrate preserve it? If cooked only two hours, does the sausage really get done?

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