There has never been a recipe written down for Rock Marciano's mother Pasqualina's Tomato Sauce. We see two separate pictures of Rocky's mom serving him pasta. In the one picture Mamma Pasqualina is scooping some Spaghetti from a pot, and serving it to her son. While in the other picture we see Rocky sitting down eating bowl of Rigatoni Pomodoro (Tomato Sauce).
Rocky's father Pierino Marchegiano was from Abruzzo, while his mother Pasqualina Piccuto was from San Bartolomeo in Galdo, Campania near Naples. Since Pasqualina was from Campania, it is almost certain that she made a simple Neapolitan style Tomato Sauce (Sugo di Pomdoro), so that's what we have created here, and named in honour of Rocky & his mother Pasqualina.
SPAGHETTI MARCIANO
RECIPE
Ingredients :
2 - 28 oz. cans San Marzano Tomatoes
6 tablespoons Italian Olive Oil
3 half a small can of Tomato Paste
5 cloves minced garlic
1 small onion, minced (optional)
½ teaspoon crushed red pepper
12 fresh Basil Leaves, torn into several pieces each
½ teaspoon each of Sea Salt & Black Pepper
1 pound imported Italian Spaghetti
Remove the tomatoes from the cans and place one can of tomatoes in a large bowl and squeeze the tomatoes with your hands to break. Leave in the bowl.
Place the other can of tomatoes in a blender with all the juices from the can and blend about 30 seconds, until they have just turned into a puree,
In a 6 quart pot or large frying pan, add the Olive Oil and onions and saute over a low flame for 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 3 minutes. Do not let the garlic get dark or burn.
Add the Red Pepper Fakes. turn heat to low and cook for 1 minute.
Add tomatoes that you crushed by hand to the pot. Turn heat to high and cook on high heat, while you stir with a spoon for about 4 minutes. Add the Salt & Black Pepper.
Add the pureed Tomatoes. Fill one of the empty tomato cans half full with water and place the water in the pot.
Turn the heat on to high and cook the tomatoes until they just start to bubble and boil. Immediately turn the heat down to low, so the tomatoes will be cooking at a low simmer.
Simmer for 35 minutes while frequently stirring the bottom of the pan to keep the sauce from burning. Add fresh basil in the last ten minutes of cooking.
Cook whatever pasta you choose (spaghetti is best) according to the directions on the package. Drain pasta, toss with tomato sauce and a drizzle of olive oil, plate, and serve with cheese.
Note : Serve with either grated Pecorino Cheese, Grana, or Parmigiana
Reggiano. We reccomend Pecorino, as the Marciano's ( Marchegiano's) were southern and usually served Pecorino cheese with their pasta with tomato sauce.
ROCKY RIGATONI
ROCKY MARCIANO
EATING RIGATONI
With MOTHER PASQUALINA
ROCKY RIGATONI
To make "ROCKY RIGATONI" - make the Above TOMATO SAUCE Recipe. Cook a pound of Rigatoni.
Once the Rigatoni is cooked, drain in a colander, reserving 1 cup of the pasta cooking liquid.
Put the Rigatoni back in the pot it cooked in. Add 2-3 cups of the cooked Tomato Sauce and mix. Drizzle with a little Italian Olive Oil, and a few tablespoons of grated Pecorino cheese. mix all together.
Plate some Rigatoni on a plate or in a pasta bowl. Add a generous portion of tomato sauce on top of the Rigatoni, and serve with grated Pecorino cheese on the side.
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Sinatra Sauce: Music Meatballs & Merriment by Daniel Bellino Zwicke. It was published on November 7, 2024, and is available for purchase on Amazon. The book features recipes of Frank Sinatra's favorite Italian dishes, combined with stories about the legendary singer and his favorite restaurants.
About the Cookbook
Recipes and stories: The book combines recipes with anecdotes and stories about Frank Sinatra's life, his passion for Italian food, and dining experiences with friends and family.
Family connection: It includes classic Italian-American recipes inspired by meals made by Sinatra's mother and father.
Dining experiences: It covers Sinatra's experiences dining at famous establishments such as Patsy's in Manhattan and Jilly's in New York.
Featured dishes: Recipes include classic Italian-American dishes like spaghetti and meatballs, eggplant parmigiana, lasagna, and clams posillipo.
Author: Daniel Bellino Zwicke is an Italian cookbook author and lifelong Sinatra fan who lives in New York's Greenwich Village.
Based on documented reports from his favorite restaurants and anecdotes from his family,
Frank Sinatra had several favorite Italian dishes. The recipes for these classic Italian-American foods are featured in the cookbook Sinatra Sauce: Music Meatballs & Merriment by Daniel Bellino Zwicke.
Veal Milanese
A breaded and fried veal cutlet was one of Sinatra's all-time favorite meals. At his regular New York haunt, Patsy's Italian Restaurant, the chefs would make his cutlets pounded extra thin and served crispy with a light arugula salad on top.
Sinatra had a deep appreciation for the Sunday sauce and meatballs he grew up with. He was known for his simple yet classic spaghetti with fresh tomato sauce. The Sinatra Saucecookbook features his mother Dolly's meatballs and a recipe for "Sunday Gravy".
Fusilli with Garlic & Anchovies
At Patsy's, Sinatra also enjoyed this simple pasta dish, which featured fusilli pasta with garlic, anchovies, and breadcrumbs.
Sicilian Stuffed Artichokes
Sinatra's preferred appetizer was stuffed artichokes. Just as with the clams, he requested that the restaurant go light on the garlic.
Lemon Ricotta Cheesecake
For dessert, Sinatra's sweet tooth was often satisfied with a slice of lemon ricotta torte.
Frank Sinatra did not eat a lot of sweets, but he loved this Cheesecake, and another favorite were "Regina Cookies" which are Sicilian Sesame Seed Cookies, and the recipe is in "Siantar Sauce" (Cookbook).
SINATRA BELLINO & "LUCKY" LUCIANO
Sinatra Sauce Cookbook by Daniel Bellino Zwicke, whose family is from the same town in Sicily that Frank Sinatra's father - Martino Severino Sinatra was from, the town of Lercara Friddi, Sicily. Also from this town was infamous Mafia Boss - Charles "Lucky" Luciano, born in Lercara Friddi, Sicily, his parents immigrated to New York City 1906. The Luciano family settled into an apartment on East 10th Street in the East Village of New York City. Incidentally the author of the Sinatra Sauce Cookbook, Daniel Bellino Z, lived in the East Village as well when he firsted moved to New York City. Daniel had an apartment on the corner of Avenue A & St. Marks Place, just two short blocks from where "Lucky" Luciano once lived.
