Most really good food stores in Ct have Federal Hill Sunday Gravy.. Out of Providence--Little Italy.. Exceptional.. Best Sunday Gravy made in New England.. Maybe a Plan B to a Ct made version (per your criteria)..Was assuming you would be making vs eating out..
Italian section of Providence is known as Federal Hill.. Holding the bottle in my hand.. Says Providence..The more popular version of Federal Hill Sunday Gravy is Marinara.. Worked in Beantown for 25 years.. Know it well..
I'm confused by the OP. Are you looking for Sunday sauce or Bolognese? Or Ragu or just meat sauce in general? I would answer differently depending on which one you want, as they are each different.
Sticking with Bolognese, if you are making it yourself Marcella Hazan's recipe is classic and excellent:
Marcella Hazan’s Bolognese Sauce Recipe
After the death in 2013 of Marcella Hazan, the cookbook author who changed the way Americans cook Italian food, The Times asked readers which of her recipes had become staples in their kitchens Many people answered with one word: “Bolognese.” Ms Hazan had a few recipes for the classic sauce, and...cooking.nytimes.com
If you are looking to get it from a restaurant or store, Pasta Cosi in Branford has a very good one. I prefer it with their excellent eggplant lasagna.
If you are looking for ragu, L'Orcio's Papardelle al Ragu is as good as it gets imo.
Portofino and Adriana's, both in New Haven, also have good ones; but I prefer other dishes at each (Portofino also does a very good Sunday sauce with braciole, but I like their Puttanesca best--with swordfish and Angel Hair pasta).
Pasta Vita with several locations throughout the state also sells a good meat sauce.
I'm confused by the OP. Are you looking for Sunday sauce or Bolognese? Or Ragu or just meat sauce in general? I would answer differently depending on which one you want, as they are each different.
Sticking with Bolognese, if you are making it yourself Marcella Hazan's recipe is classic and excellent:
Marcella Hazan’s Bolognese Sauce Recipe
After the death in 2013 of Marcella Hazan, the cookbook author who changed the way Americans cook Italian food, The Times asked readers which of her recipes had become staples in their kitchens Many people answered with one word: “Bolognese.” Ms Hazan had a few recipes for the classic sauce, and...
If you are looking to get it from a restaurant or store, Pasta Cosi in Branford has a very good one. I prefer it with their excellent eggplant lasagna.
If you are looking for ragu, L'Orcio's Papardelle al Ragu is as good as it gets imo.
Portofino and Adriana's, both in New Haven, also have good ones; but I prefer other dishes at each (Portofino also does a very good Sunday sauce with braciole, but I like their Puttanesca best--with swordfish and Angel Hair pasta).
Pasta Vita with several locations throughout the state also sells a good meat sauce.
Hopefully it's better than Hazan's tomato sauce recipe people rave about which consists of tomatoes, an onion, and a stick of butter.I'm confused by the OP. Are you looking for Sunday sauce or Bolognese? Or Ragu or just meat sauce in general? I would answer differently depending on which one you want, as they are each different.
Sticking with Bolognese, if you are making it yourself Marcella Hazan's recipe is classic and excellent:
Marcella Hazan’s Bolognese Sauce Recipe
After the death in 2013 of Marcella Hazan, the cookbook author who changed the way Americans cook Italian food, The Times asked readers which of her recipes had become staples in their kitchens Many people answered with one word: “Bolognese.” Ms Hazan had a few recipes for the classic sauce, and...
If you are looking to get it from a restaurant or store, Pasta Cosi in Branford has a very good one. I prefer it with their excellent eggplant lasagna.
If you are looking for ragu, L'Orcio's Papardelle al Ragu is as good as it gets imo.
Portofino and Adriana's, both in New Haven, also have good ones; but I prefer other dishes at each (Portofino also does a very good Sunday sauce with braciole, but I like their Puttanesca best--with swordfish and Angel Hair pasta).
Pasta Vita with several locations throughout the state also sells a good meat sauce.
My wife is the chef in our house.. Builds everything from the ground up in her meals... She is not Italian but has participated in cooking classes in Italy.. Sauces and gravys can really influence the dish .. Her opinion is that Marinara is the base gravy for Bolognese.. She uses the Sunday Gravy from Federal Hill as her base.. And adds other flavors/ingredients into the gravy depending on our guests (pre-COVID).. Provides more flexibility in the final sauce.. Wine selection also influences how to flavor the sauce.. My favorite food and love the country and its people..
Did you and the ex ever run into Buddy Cianci while dining in Federal Hill??
That isn't Bolognese.
nope
They are different.
