Christine's Sunday Sauce

1 Serving

Ingredients

  • 4 cloves garlic minced

  • onion minced

  • 1 to 2 cayenne pepper seeded and chopped (make sure to use rubber gloves)

  • 1/4 to 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

  • 3 28 oz. cans crushed tomatoes

  • 2 to 3 6 1/2 oz. can tomato paste

  • 2 teaspoons salt

  • 1 teaspoon sugar

  • 3 to 4 fresh basil leaves or 1 tsp dried

  • 1 teaspoon oregano

  • 1 cup burgundy wine

  • 10 to 15 browned meatballs

  • 4 sausages browned

Directions

  • Saute onions, garlic and hot pepper in 1/4 cup olive oil and saute gently 2 to 3 minutes. Add tomatoes and cook for at least 30 minutes (I try and cook the tomatoes 1 to 2 hours).

  • Add paste, meatballs, sausages and wine.

  • Gently heat to boiling, stirring often.

  • Cook approx.

  • 2 hours, checking to see if it needs more oil.

  • Add seasonings during the last 15 minutes of cooking.

  • Skim off any fat on surface.

  • To brown Sausages:

  • Put sausages in skillet with 1/4” water.

  • Cover and cook 15 minutes or until water evaporates.

  • Take lid of skillet and brown sausages for ~5 to 10 minutes.

Category: Pasta, Sauces, Rice, and Grains