How To Make Pasta Alla Genovese - Neapolitan Beef and Onion Pasta Sauce 

Made this for the old Italian lady next door. She cried it remained her off home, thank you so much for making an old lady happy.

Ciao, i'm half german and half italian, living here in Brunswick in germany, my father was originated from puglia in southern italy, so nice recipe, i have to cook some Pasta today and eat them while lying in my bed haha so a good start into the new year 2022 for You all ..

My wife and I just got back to the states from living in Naples for three years; Genovese was my all time favorite dish; the flavor strongly recalls French Onion Soup. In our neighborhood, Vomero, it was usually served with pasta paccheri, which gets its name from the "smacking" sound it makes when you eat it. Just as we were leaving to come back to the states, a small grocer had selling pre-made Genovese -- to be added to cooked pasta in the kitchen, and voila, quick Genovese. This was a bit of a sacrilege, as Neopolitan families take pride in making dishes from scratch -- especially for Sunday dinner, no matter how long they take. Love your channel -- especially when your kids get involved. Cheers!

You're doing such great work here, James. I follow you on instagram as well and am always impressed by your cooking skills and obvious knowledge of Italian food, ingredients and cooking techniques. I much prefer your videos that include you doing the actual live cooking rather than narrated videos that just show the overhead of shot of the pan. This feels more personable and watchable. I can imagine how much work you put into these videos and how discouraging it can be when the viewers don't seem to be there. But hang in there. They will find you! Your food is amazing, your kids are so adorable. I look forward to every new video. Keep em coming!!

I've just made this dish. Lazy Sunday afternoon, bottle of Chardonnay and chilling as it cooked. STUNNING DISH!!! What a triumph. So simple that even a clown like me can cook it and get top level results. I can't comprehend the sweetness that came from the onions over that long cooking period. Really, really good dish. Thank you for this one, it's going to become a staple. And it will feed way more then 6, for sure. James, my man, keep up the good work. Its valuable and greatly appreciated. Thank you!!!

One of my favorite memories as a kid is waking up on a Sunday morning while my dad was making this. Nothing smells better than 5 pounds of onions being caramelized in beef and pork fat. We always had the beef as a second dish and linguine with the sauce as a first dish. The sauce also accompanied the beef.

I'm so glad I found this channel a couple years ago! There are many easy to follow recipes on here and they always turn out delicious. Whenever I'm in the mood to make something different, I can search "Sip and Feast....(food name)" and almost always get a great recipe from the channel. James is writing the bible of cooking, week by week. 💪🙌🙏

About 35 years ago my brother-in-law brought a cookbook to our house on a visit. It claimed to be "true Italian recipes before the discovery of tomatoes". This recipe was in the book. It was fabulous then and now. Thanks for the reminder.

Paulie: don’t put too many onions in the sauce Sip and Feast: I didn’t put too much onions in. Five pounds of onions. That’s all I did.

I’ve been to Naples and this was by far my favourite dish. It’s a shame it’s impossible to find anywhere outside of Naples. I’ve now made this recipe 3 times using this video and I must say, it’s simple and easy to make and is extremely delicious and is definitely a hit with guests. It is time consuming, but is definitely worth it! Thank you!

This recipe intrigues me, I've never had so many onions in one dish but definitely looks and sounds delicious. I may give a try. Thank you so much for your channel, love it! ❤

This is amazing!! I made it 2 months ago and had the leftover sauce frozen, and ate it for a quick prep meal tonight. One of the most enjoyable cooks I've done!! Thank u!

Thank you chef! I love this dish. Definitely a winter-ish dish because of the cook time. God Bless and stay safe.

Wow ! Great ! You are on your way to a very popular/successful RU-vid cooking channel !

Love your Dutch oven! I have my dad's which is about 60 years old. My wife likes it, so she bought another one! We use them constantly. Great!

I used a chuck roast and as many onions as my pot would hold.. I cooked it for 8 hours. you couldn't even tell it had onions the meat fell apart so easily and the sauce tasted like i added 2 cups of sugar, it was that sweet. I made it for a friend that didn't like onions..Ha..He liked it

This is one of my oldie but goodies growing up ❤️

I love watching all of your recipes. Being Italian American I really enjoy making these types of dishes. I have taken some pointers from you. Thanks. Looking forward to more recipes.

Absolutely gorgeous!!! Nice work.

Great dish! Great presentation! Your teaching ability is authentic! Love everything including the recipe.

Looks awesome! I’m making this one. I’ve made several of your red sauce recipes and they were excellent! Thanks Brother! Keep it up!

Your all over you tube now it`s GREAT .

Love comfort food! That looks so darn good! Gonna try this asap. Thanks again Jim

yum - a great new recipe to try!!

This is a good one, I live onions and don't really know how to cook, this seems like I can do this, thank you.

I tried this dish. It was lovely! Thanks for the videos!

Looks great. Yummy.

Loved this 👍

Looking forward to trying this. You have the best cooking channel on RU-vid.

Maaaaan…. You’re going to step up my pasta game so much! I only kindve thought I knew like 3 types, two of which used store bought sauces lol. All these varieties are amazing thank you for sharing!

Making mine Saturday for Sunday lunch.

looks great, nice crisp autumn sunday football meal.

Delicious!

I’m going to work toward cooking more like you. Osso Buco? Yum! Can’t wait for it.

Delizioso! This is an awesome pasta dish. I use veal and guanciale as well as vegetable broth. Really like your laid back style and variety of recipes James! 😊🇮🇹🇨🇦

I really like your program. I modify your recipes to keep Kosher, but everything still tastes great. Thanks a bunch.

great video as always!

OMG I love onions! This is gonna be good I can't wait to try it! I bought some beef shanks that were cheap and have the center bone with marrow I'm gonna use those! They are sliced about an inch thick so not quite as thick as a chuck roast. I am in Texas and the Mexicans buy those cuts. Not many white people buy the beef shanks but these were cheap and that bone marrow in the soup / sauce will be delish! Way cheaper than a chuck roast too!

Grats on a 100k, man. And thank you for the instruction!

Looks good will definitely try to make this God bless

Mouthwatering! YUM!

That looks like a rich meal. Very nice!👍

Thanks for this really nice video. I've made this dish several times using a recipe from Chef John/Food Wishes. It's very similar to yours except his calls for just a bit of tomato paste (he does say that isn't traditional) and says you can use salt pork in lieu of pancetta (which I did). It is such an amazing sauce. Probably the best sauce I've had that I have never heard of before making it. The vey first time I tried it, I wasn't sure what to think because of the sweetness from the onion. But it wasn't long before I was craving it again and again. It makes quite a bit and freezes really well. Thanks for bringing attention to such a a great (and mostly unheard of) dish. Can't wait to try some of your other delicious looking recipes! Way to go, chef!

Wuaaaao,,,, non conoscevo questa salsa; e io, adoro la cipolla. Appena avrò il "tempo" lo farò e ti racconterò. Sembra delizioso...

Thank you!

Thanks, I also saw this on Chef John's Food Wishes. Love to add your channel since cooking is a video hobby of mine. Merci.

Much love from the UK. Great recipes! If you had a deli/restaurant/takeaway I would certainly be a customer whenever across the pond!

So good yum

You're my hero, dude.

Awesome dish.

I’ve never seen pot roast pasta before, looks good.

Let's try ,"la Bolognese" original please. You are good at what you do. Thank you. My mom used to cook Genovese on Sundays I always had to break the candle pasta. Not much fun for a kid. But I learned. Just getting a refreshing course from you. Tks again

👍👍 Good stuff! 😄

Great video...this is not very popular dish overall but it is really tasty..i love the simplicity

Made it last Sunday. My son, who doesn’t like onions asked to have it again tomorrow for lunch.

Haven’t tried this one. Bucket list!

Alway great.

wow nice

By a italian i tell you BRAVÒ !

Made this tonight. Just finished. The mrs loved it. Bit too sweet for my taste though. Cheers chap.

Hey man- good channel nicely done. If I can make a suggestion… Next time you want to try Genovese, try substituting the beef 100% pork ribs. It’s an amazing dish. Also try using Paccheri pasta. I had it that way and haven’t looked back since. Thanks for the content. Bob

I like the choice of cooking method you decided to do with this recipe ,i agree with you 100% ..... Thats a huge piece of meat ,never that big in Australia your looking at a $50 price tag on that big boy . Id have to buy a chuck steak ...

Yum😊

I have missed your homemade spaghetti sauce video.

judy genovese, my favorite person.

you should start marketing shirts that read "I just got splashed"

💝☀️💌🌅 We are so very excited for each of your recipes, to try... each of your recipes, are amazing. This one I will do this week ☺️🌅💌💝 (I miss Genovese Drug Store!!! ☺️☀️💌 and, Our Favorite Island Of Long 💝💌💝)

I keep things Kosher but your recipes still work well. There are plenty of things that can be substituted for dairy when meat is involved. Sometimes I just leave one or the other out.

I just found your channel & I'm salivating over all your wonderful dishes. I'm a NYC-born gal now living on the west coast, & I miss the real Italian food from the neighborhood. Thank you, thank you, thank you. BTW- Maybe you can help me. I've been looking for the recipe for marinated mushrooms & carrots (vinegar-based). My Calabrese friend used to make them for me all the time but wouldn't give me the recipe. It would make my day if I could find the recipe.

As soon as you said stew beef, I felt such a sense of family. Since I moved to the south, every time I say stew meat or stew beef, people look at me funny. It is so irritating! I have always said that when referring to the beef you use in stews. I don't get why people turn their nose up at the phrase. I love you for saying it! LOL

My mother adds potatoes too with the onions, carrots and celery.

I use rendered bacon Fat Grease drippings to sear or braise different poultry and meats such as chicken (including wings)? Boneless pork chop loins. Bison Short Ribs, Steaks etc.... Pancetta Fat is tasty as a good base for red sauces and Bolognese...I enjoy bacon as a snack or breakfast addition.

30 more minutes and pastas gonna be rdy. Dude ypu deserve way more views and subscribers!

"Genovese" lmao My first thought was 'Hey I remember that store. It's like Walgreens/CVS but older.' Being from Long Island I bet you remember Cheap Johns as well! haha Much Love!

I've made this dish with veal cubes for stew and it's off the hook.

well done! you can add some pepper on the pasta if you like it.

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One of the best recipes ever, but please next time remind to add a bunch of fresh basel to add fresheness :)

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Ive been trying to find out what is in this recipe from an Italian restaurant here in San Francisco called Delarosa, there's has tomato in the sauce, not sure if the shredded meat is pork or beef, and it is called Napoletana. Seems there are several versions, and yours looks good too. Thanks for the recipes, certainly will give it a try.

James, I was thinking if you brown the pancetta first you get to use the pork fat to brown the chuck.. what do you think??

I usually start it in a pan and finish it crockpot over night 12 to 16 hours same recipe I just add a little tomato paste

Could you please do the recipe of osso buco? 😍 I loooooooove Italian food so much❤️ thanks for your recipes and your channel!!

do you cook noodles to 1 minute before al dente and finish noodles in sauce?

Looks amazing. Can you use lamb meat instead of beef?

No covering. Juices from onions 🧅need to evaporate 👍🏼

if you browned the meat whole, it will brown better and faster and will still be shreddable in the end

How big is that Dutch oven? Looks like a good size, I’m in the market for one but I don’t want to get one that’s too small. I have no problem spending the extra $30 for a bigger size. I want to buy this once. Edit, never mind, you told me like 2 minutes later.

I can't do onions anymore, so I'm imagining doing this with 5+ lbs of celery

If I use pork shoulder do I still need the pancetta and can I substitute salted backfat for.the pancetta?

Think I could make this in my Instant Pot?

Can beef or veggie broth be used opposed to water? Is there an alternative for the pancetta if you dont eat pork?

Hey, Jim. I hope you ventilate your kitchen when you use that countertop, gas-fired cooktop stove. I’d worry about carbon monoxide.

A pastrami sandwich... 🍖🍞😁

Did the kid like it? We gotta know!

bay leaf a cup of beef stock and bam its great

I replace the pork with beef bacon and it works out. Can’t use turkey bacon because it does not have the fat you need. But I have not eaten pork since 1989.

Have you made in the oven?

Do you think sherry or some other vinegar would go well with this?

You think this would do good with beef shanks?