Spaghetti Sauce With Italian Sausage

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 4 lbs good quality sweet italian sausage
• 4 cups chopped yellow onions
• 1 cup chopped parsley
• 3 cups chopped bell peppers (mix red & green)
• 1 1/2 lbs sliced mushrooms
• 8 garlic cloves
• 1 tablespoon rosemary
• 1 tablespoon turkish oregano
• 1 tablespoon thyme
• 1 tablespoon basil
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sweet marjoram
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cracked black pepper
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 4 (1 lb) cans tomatoes, cut up
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 3 cups burgundy wine

Recipe

• 1 start browning italian sausage in large (11 quart) stockpot, breaking it up as it cooks.
• 2 when still slightly pink, add onions, parsley, peppers, mushrooms & garlic. cook until sausage is done. add spices, mix and cook another couple minutes, then add tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste & burgundy wine.
• 3 bring to just boiling, reduce heat. cover and let simmer a minimum of 3 hours - longer is better. stir occasionally.
• 4 serve over your favorite pasta.