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Michael Franzese is back in the kitchen with another family classic — a simple, 20-minute Pomodoro sauce anyone can make at home.
No tricks, no complicated ingredients. Just olive oil, garlic, fresh tomatoes, basil, and good pasta done the right way.
In this video, Michael breaks down the exact method he and his wife use at home, shares stories about his grandmother’s old-school cooking, talks pasta mistakes to avoid, and explains how to pair the dish with Franzese Wine’s signature Areni red.
0:00 — The 20-Minute Pomodoro
0:40 — The base of the sauce: Italian Olive Oil
1:53 — Donnie Brasco: The Best Cooks are Men
4:20 — Browning Garlic, Boiling Pasta
6:03 — Pairing It With Franzese Wine (Areni)
12:00 — Preparing The Tomatoes
17:15 — Heating Up The Bread (side)
19:36 — Adding Fresh Basil
20:55 — Favorite Italian Foods
28:30 — Pasta, Sauce & the Final Toss
42 Comments
I love your cooking videos I had to hype you up as well omg that plate looks so good I'm simple Atwell thank you sweet Michael god bless much lovw
great
yes, i would love to see how the rice balls are made i never heard of them thats new to me and i would also like to see what kind of mexican food your wife cooks. My daughter says i dont know how to cook authentic mexican food, I was born and raised in northern Cali and i have made mexican food cali style and AZ style
Show us your recipe for rat bolognese.
I love that you cook and are willing tòshare.😊
Good evening Michael from long Island..love my Italian heritage..im always cooking..Christmas I usually make eggplant Rollantine..thank you for sharing this with us..do you bake also? I use to make pignoli cookies..Pine nuts $32.00 2lbs in Costco..yikes..I also make Cannoli's
Are the tomatoes and fresh basil already washed?
Can not wait to make this,i love pasta too
I cut my garlic so i can eat the pieces cooked, tastes so good.
Yum!! What brand of pasta did you use? Does it matter though?
Got my wine just before Thanksgiving. Red and blackberry. Got an extra white and blackberry same day, I can only assume was because of a shipping glitch that made it show up late. Great wine from a stand up guy with a terrific team. Thank you.
Great job
When I lived in Hollywood, I would eat at the Rainbow Bar & Grill ALL the time, and the only dish I loved was one that you had to ask for because it was never on the menu.. it was the "Fred's Special", and ot was exactly this same pasta dish and dam was it good. I think they finally added it in the menu these days.
Yo Guido, he already made this stupid recipe
BIG YUM !
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You CAN’T go wrong with the fruit wines!!!! I have a glass every morning…and before you freak out, I work nights. Having a glass of wine in the morning helps me relax so that I can go to sleep. I love the cherry and pomegranate so far (haven’t tried strawberry or blackberry yet).
Delicious
THIS IS A RERUN FROM LAST WEEK MICHAEL YOU NEED TO DO A NEW ONE EVERY WEEK NO MORE RERUNS OK THANK YOU
My dad was a pasta guy he likes. With olive and onions garlic and basil with red sauce on every Thursday I cook at my church
I m not married i cook for single mothers and fathers in need my family teacher me be a leader for people in need
I’m Native American I grew up by Italian community they helped me and people in my old town I’m from
Are you thinking about making a cook book?
Mr Franzese, your Pomodoro Pasta is a sensation in my house, everyone that ate it loved it very much and I used both spaghetti and fettucine and everyone cleaned the plate. The guys loved your wife recipe, a fusion of Italian and Mexican culture
I hope next menu is Mexican pork dish Carnitas.
luv pomodoro, I throw in fresh spinach at the end for a minute then take off the heat; cheese is my favourite parm or romano 👍🏻
Great video but need to stop the boloney and get a real knife to chop up that garlic🎉
Yes I’m the main cook in our house, and my favorite is Italian! Then French then Mexican. But my wife makes amazing soups that’s her specialty. I can eat a pound of pasta easy! Thanks man loving this series! Ordered some of your wine thanks bro God bless.
What olive oil and pasta do you use?
Hello! With all due respect for your ''effort'' in the kitchen and for your willingness to show us your ''soulful'' recipes, I think you're exaggerating when it comes to oil and quantities…by the way, if you love it so much and think it's so healthy, why don't you completely give up water too…in the end, be careful not to ''forget'' the main reason and subject that made this vlog successful, all the best.
wow, you put a whole olive oil bottle for a pound of pasta? that's a lot of oil
Looks great, but why not add a bit of fresh oregano?
Keep them coming!
Ahh Michael! My hero, you cook just like my dad. He was from Salerno
Food for thought, a cookbook with your recipes would be Fantastic!!
I love these cooking videos! Please make some more. Thanks!
I’m on my way to work and your making me hungry Mike! My fault for watching 😂
You master everything Sir😍
From a mob guy to cooking on YouTube. Lol 🤣 what a time to be alive….😅
Michael I love this cooking video! Would love to see more. I'm Italian half Sicilian and half Calabrese. Memories of Christmas Eve and Christmas day you brought back to me. Christmas Eve was all the fishes! Great memories. Thank you for doing this video. Hopefully you will do more cooking videos. This was excellent. Our dinner for tonight!
I agree with you regarding olive oil. My late mother's town in Lazio, Italy produced their own olive oil and what a difference. You are in California so I am sure you have really good olive oil available to you. Putting oil in pasta water is a waste as it just goes down the drain and is not necessary. If you stir often enough the past will not stick.
Looks delicious. I’m still laughing at “Man you could do some damage with this.” 😂
You know Micheal can cook when no timer needed!! xD`
Greece has the best olive oil btw, always cold pressed