Nana's Famous Sauce

Scott comes from an Italian family, and he learned many of his recipes from his mother and Nana..including this delicious sauce.  In fact, this sauce is so famous that people request us to make it for them when they come over!  After Scott made this for me the first time when we started dating, I knew I could never go back to using the canned stuff!  Bye Bye Prego, hello homemade Italian deliciousness!

Serves: 4-6
Ingredients:

• 1 lb spaghetti
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 lbs Italian sausage,chopped into 2 inch pieces
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 cans Hunt's tomato sauce
• 1 can Hunt's tomato paste
• water (3 cans for every can of tomato sauce. 9 total)
• 1 large bay leaf (2 if they are small)
• 1 tsp crushed red pepper
• 1 handful of sugar
• 2 tsp coarse kosher salt
• 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper

 

 Brown the sausage in a large skillet over medium heat for about 10 minutes or until sausage is just about cooked all the way through.  In the meantime, heat olive oil in a large pot over medium and add the onions and garlic.  Cook for about 4 minutes, then add the tomato sauce, tomato paste, 9 cans full of water, bay leaf, red pepper, salt, pepper, and sugar.  Stir until everything is thoroughly mixed and turn the heat on high until sauce begins to boil.  Let boil for about a minute, then add sausage and turn heat down to medium low.  Let it cook for 4 - 5 hours until it has reduced down to a thick sauce.

Happy Cooking!