Sinatra Spaghetti and Meatballs Recipe

On March 10, 2025 By Daniel BellinoLeave a comment

“FRANK”

Mrs. FRANK SINATRA RECIPE for SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS

WFBL FROM COOK BOOK of The STARS

RECIPE :

MEATBALLS alla SINATRA

INGREDIENTS for MEATBALLS :

1/2 Pound GROUND BEEF and 1/2 lb. Ground PORK

1 Clove GARLIC, peeled and Chopped Fine

1 tablespoon fresh ItalianParsley, chopped

1/2 teaspoon SALT

1 Teaspoon Ground BLACK PEPPER

1/2 cup OLIVE OIL

Mix all these ingredients together and shape into medium sized balls.

Place all the oil except 4 tablespoons in a large pan and turn heat on to high. Brown the meatballs until all are lightly golden brown on all sides. When all the meatballs are browned, remove from pan and set aside to cool.

INGREDIENTS For SAUCE :

4 Tablespoons OLIVE OIL

1 small ONION, peeled and Chopped
1 clove GARLIC, peeled and chopped Fine

1 28 ounce can Crushed San Marzano Tomatoes

1 small can Tomato Paste

1/2 teaspoon Crushed RED PEPPER Flakes

1/2 teaspoon each of SALT and BLACK PEPPER

Put 4 tablespoons of OLIVE OIL and Red Pepper Flakes in a large frying pan, and cook ONIONS and GARLIC in pan on low heat for 6 minutes.

Add crushed Tomatoes and Tomato Paste to pan and turn heat to high. Fill the empty large can with water and place in pot with tomatoes. Add salt and Black Pepper.

Turn heat up to high. Add the brown Meatballs.

When the tomatoes start to bubble, lower the heat to a very low flame and let the sauce simmer with the Meatballs on low heat for 1 hour.

1 pound SPAGHETTI

Grated PARMIGIANO REGGIANO or GRANA PADANA CHEESE

Boil the Spaghetti in rapidly boiling salted water according to directions on package. When done, drain Spaghetti in a Colander.

Add Spaghetti back to the pot it cooked in. Add a Cup and a half of Tomato Sauce and a drizzle of OLIVE OIL to the Spaghetti and Mix. Plate the Spaghetti evenly onto 4 Plates. Add some sauce over the top of the Spaghetti. Place 2 Meatballs n each Plate and cover with a little more Sauce.

Serve to you guest with Grated Cheese on the Side. BUON APPETITO !

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SINATRA SAUCE

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SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS

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RECIPES FROM MY SICILIAN NONNA

The SINATRA FAMILY and Author DANIEL BELLINO “Z”

both Come From The Same Town in SICILY, LERCARA FRIDDI

So Does CHARLES “LUCK” LUCIANO

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Spaghetti Meatballs alla Sinatra – Nancy Barbato Sinatra Recipe

On December 30, 2024 By Daniel BellinoLeave a comment

NANCY BARBATO SINATRA

SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS

From the WFBL COOK BOOK OF THE STARS

FRANK SINATRA Born in Hoboken, Frank was an only son. His mother came to this country from Genoa and father from Sicily. As a lad, Frank had always been crazy about music, but his parents failed to share his enthusiasm of making a career of it. His first singing spot was with Harry James, then Tommy Dorsey. The turning point in Frank Sinatra’s career came in January, 1943, when he signed for a series of personal appearances at New York’s Paramount Theater. Then and there, he became “The Voice.” Sinatra’s slight build is kept in hard trim by his prowess at boxing, golf and bowling.

MRS. FRANK SINATRA’S RECIPE FOR SPAGHETTI AND MEAT BALLS

MEAT BALLS –

1 lb. chopped meat, 1/2 pork, 1/2 beef

1 clove garlic (chopped fine)

1/2 cup grated Italian cheese

1 cup bread crumbs

1 teaspoon finely chopped parsley

Salt and pepper to taste

(Mix all well, form into balls, brown in oil and put aside until sauce is made.)

SAUCE

1 large can Italian style tomatoes

1 can tomato puree

1 small onion

1 clove garlic

1 teaspoon ground parsley

1/2 cup olive oil

Thyme

Salt

Black pepper

DIRECTIONS

Brown chopped up onion and garlic in oil in which you brown meat balls. Strain tomatoes, add puree to the juice. Add the oil in which you have browned onion and garlic, but remove all sauteed ingredients. Season with salt, pepper, thyme and parsley. Cook the sauce (covered) for 1 hour, with meatballs added, over a slow fire.

Boil spaghetti in water, salted to taste. Remove spaghetti, drain. Serve it on a platter over which you have poured sauce and meat balls. Add layer of cheese, and add full covering of sauce, add another layer of cheese and another layer of sauce. Serve piping hot.

SINATRA SAUCE

The COOKBOOK

FRANK’S FAVORITE ITALIAN RECIPES

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Above, you have the SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS Recipe of Nancy Sinatra. Nancy Barbato Sinatra, Frank’s wife, not his daughter Nancy.

In the book “Sinatra Sauce,” along with many other recipes is another Spaghetti & Meatballs recipe, but not Frank’s wife Nancy, but his mother Dolly’s recipe. Both are excellent, we’re sure you will agree. If you want to know more of Frank Sinatra, the foods he loved, and grew up with in the Italian Enclave in Hoboken, New Jersey, along with all of Frank’s favourite dishes and restaurants around the country and the World. Dishes like Chicken Vesuvius of Chicago, BBQ Ribs from The Anchor Bar in Chicago, Veal Milanese and Clams Posillipo from “Patsy’s Restaurant” in New York, and Frank’s afternoon Egg Sandwich in Palm Springs, California.

FRANK SINATRA

At HOME in PALM SPRINGS

EATING his DAILY Afternoon EGG SANDWICH

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Sinatra Tomato Sauce – Recipe

On November 18, 2024 By Daniel BellinoLeave a comment

Frank Sinatra

TOMATO SAUCE

Who knew that Frank Sinatra had a signature tomato sauce or even that the beloved star enjoyed spending time in a kitchen? Well, a whole lot of people in the 1970s got a glimpse of those chef proclivities when Sinatra appeared on NBC’s hit daytime show starring Dinah Shore. In a “Dinah’s Place” episode, the Rat Pack celebrity dished on and dished out his signature tomato sauce, rightfully credited as having come from his Italian-immigrant mother Natalie Della Garaventa, affectionately known as Dolly Sinatra.

Sinatra’s version is a pretty stress-free version of a classic Italian sauce, relying on cans of tomato puree and Italian-style tomatoes, which could include the renowned San Marzano tomatoes from the Agro Sarnese Nocerino region of Southern Italy. Due to volcanic soils from the nearby towering Mount Vesuvius, these tomatoes tend to be sweeter with intense tomato flavors and less acid than other varieties. The exact recipe attributed to Sinatra tends to vary slightly depending on the cookbook or source, but it’s generally agreed that the canned tomatoes get pureed in a blender and added later to a pot of emerging ingredients. Onions and minced fresh garlic get sauteed in olive oil on the stovetop, joined by the blended tomatoes and Italian-favorite spices such as parsley, thyme, and black pepper. That’s about it — just cook on low for a few minutes and top with crushed red pepper and extra fresh parsley.

Once you know Sinatra’s connection to Italian food, it makes sense when finding photos of him in a chef’s hat or seeing his name tied to Italian recipes in magazines and cookbooks, like the 2013 book SUNDAY SAUCE – When Italian-Americans Cook. He’s certainly in good company there, with his Spaghetti and Meatballs recipe appearing alongside a Sunday gravy from Joe DiMaggio’s Mama and several recipe incarnations from famous movie scenes, such as a Brooklyn Mob War Sauce from “The Godfather” and a Sauce in Prison from “The Goodfellas.”

Some of Frank Sinatra’s favorite foods were known to be Italian dishes, and he maintained enduring devotion to Italian cooking and restaurants, including the recently reopened La Dolce Vita in Hollywood and Patsy’s Italian Restaurant in New York City. Much like his inimitable fame and fan devotion, Sinatra and his mama’s tomato sauce recipe is still around — and it’s a fresh and easy take on classic Italian saucing.

Wendy Leigh

February 21, 2024

SINATRA SAUCE

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Sinatra Sauce has Arrived – The Sinatra Cookbook Favorite Italian Recipes

On November 12, 2024 By Daniel BellinoLeave a comment

SINATRA SAUCE

by Daniel Bellino Z

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Best Selling Italian Cookbook author Daniel Bellino Zwicke has a new book. It’s coming soon. November 16, 2024 is the Day. SINATRA SAUCE is Coming !!!

Sinatra Sauce is expected to be a huge hit! Many books have been written by the late great Franks Sinatra, but none quite like this. It’s sure to excite Sinatra Fans (Millions) everywhere, especially those who Love Italian Food, and like to cook. Nothing has ever been done like this, and we feel it is a most wonderful idea, coming from New York Italian cookbook author Daniel Bellino Zwicke.

Over the years, Mr. Bellino has proven to have his hands on the pulse of Italian Food, Italians, Italian Americans, and Italian American Culture, and what Italian Americans, and all Americans who Love Italian Food and cookbooks. Daniel has written such hits as The Ragu Bolognese Cookbook, Positano The Amalfi Coast Travel Guide / Cookbook, and his hugely popular book Sunday Sauce. People just love his books, and they are certain to love this one too. “We do.”

More than 60 books have been written about Frank Sinatra over the years. This one should prove to be one of the publics favourites, and most loved. Get ready. Sinatra Sauce will be available on Amazon .com, November 16, 2024, just in time for Christmas. “Get it” !

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Sinatra Sauce – The Book – Daniel Bellino Zwicke

On November 6, 2024 By Daniel BellinoLeave a comment

SINATRA SAUCE

by Daniel Bellino Z

COMING SOON !!!

Best Selling Italian Cookbook author Daniel Bellino Zwicke has a new book. It’s coming soon. November 16, 2024 is the Day. SINATRA SAUCE is Coming !!!