Recipes · Sauce
Italian Sauce Recipes
Marinara, Sunday gravy, pesto, bolognese and béchamel — the base sauces every other recipe on this site leans on.
Campania · 30 min
Sugo di Pomodoro
Tomato, garlic, basil, oil. Twenty-five minutes.
Campania · 5 hr 30 min
Ragù Napoletano
Whole cuts of meat braised for hours into tomato.
Sicily · 15 min
Pesto alla Trapanese
Almonds, tomato and basil pounded raw.
Piedmont · 15 min
Salsa Verde
Parsley, capers, anchovy and bread in olive oil.
Emilia-Romagna · 20 min
Besciamella
Butter, flour, milk and nutmeg — no lumps.
Sauce recipe questions
- How many italian sauce recipes are on this page?
- 5. Every one includes an ingredient list with quantities, numbered steps, prep and cook times, and Larry's rule for the part people usually get wrong.
- Which of these italian sauce recipes is quickest?
- Pesto alla Trapanese — about 15 min from start to table, serving 4 servings.
- Where in Italy do these sauce recipes come from?
- Mostly Campania, Sicily, Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna. Each recipe page names the region it belongs to and the version Larry actually cooks at home.
- Are these italian sauce recipes beginner friendly?
- Yes. Nothing here needs special equipment beyond a skillet, a pot and an oven, and each recipe calls out the timings and temperatures that matter most.