Nicole shares her favorite family recipe for making classic Italian Sunday sauce and homemade, tender meatballs. Whether you’re preparing for a special family gathering or simply craving authentic Italian comfort food, Nicole walks you through each step to create a rich, flavorful sauce and perfectly seasoned meatballs that are sure to become a family favorite.
Nicole starts by prepping the aromatics—onion and garlic—to create a savory base for the sauce. Then, she browns the meats to build deep, rich flavor before simmering the sauce low and slow for hours to achieve that perfect, tomato-based perfection. Next, she shows you how to make homemade meatballs that are tender and juicy, and finally, she adds the finishing touches that bring everything together for an unforgettable meal.
Get Nicole’s Sunday Sauce recipe: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/8309691/italian-sunday-sauce/
Step 1: Prep Onion and Garlic – 0:00
Step 2: Brown the Meats – 0:48
Step 3: Make the Sauce – 2:48
Step 4: Meatball Time – 5:47
Step 5: Simmer All Day – 10:12
Step 6: Finishing Touches – 10:44
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24 Comments
Best YouTube cook out there. Warm, inviting and just down to earth! Big fan and can't wait to try my first Sunday sauce! ❤😊
What you are making is a Ragu
At least 4 hours in the crockpot also makes your meatballs nice and tender…I bake mine first then do my sauce in the crock.. I'm with your grandmother….I'm a sugar girl too…
That's a poor attempt
This looks great I'm gonna make my first sunday gravy next week
Why do girls think we want to eat there hair
Can you make Monday sause to be honest jus a tamotos sauce Monday to Sunday no difference
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Alabama accent! AHA! I
Florida Cracker here. I once worked in Mississippi & they called me a Yankee. We almost came to fisticuffs! Most folks think I'm from Texas = WRONG.
Your recipes are wonderful and you are beautiful!
Are you familiar with the Calabrese recipes?
have a full pot on the stove now…you are hands down the best on here …real recipes that come out with great results….keep it up !!!!
Amazing recipe! Best I’ve ever tried. Neck bones were a big plus. The only thing I changed was not adding straight sugar. I used ketchup instead.
looks great, done good.
Either do I especially the pine needle rosemary in it would wants to get stabbed with a pine needle in your gums while you are trying to eat. Not I
it's gravy…😂
Italian sauce varies by region. Also, some call it gravy and some call it sauce. My Italian parents made their sauce differently. They made theirs with meatballs, braciole, and sausage. Meatballs were never baked in the oven. The fond from the meatballs, braciole and sausage, lended so much flavor to the sauce. What I do is in a stainless steel pan after searing all the meats is put a splash of red wine and release the fond from the pan and pour it into the big pot of sauce. It did simmer on the stove for several hours. Thank you for sharing a version of sauce.
I like to skip the sugar and add a carrot, kids used to wait for the carrot. 😅
Can’t wait to try this. I’m Italian and I grew up with my parents calling a gravy memories of the smell in the house now that my parents are gone. I’m gonna try to make this your way thank you.
I'm Italian your gravy is so so close to are family except I put some wine in gravy small glass
All this AND Leon Bridges?? Yes ma’am!! Sold… I have never made Sunday gravy, now I am definitely going to 😊
You are excellent but diiiint endorse all recipes