Savory Italian Sausage Sauce

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Description

This is a great homemade sauce. It’s savory and spicy, as well as thick and chunky. The secret is the combination of Italian sausage, green onions, red wine and red pepper flakes. Easily double or triple amount and top on anything! Even better the next day. Enjoy.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 pound Italian sausage
  • 4 green onions, chopped
  • 1 (8 ounce) package fresh mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 tablespoon dried basil
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
  • 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
  • ½ cup water
  • ½ cup red wine
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 1 pinch salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté garlic in hot oil until browned. Add sausage and cook for 4 minutes
  2. breaking apart with a spoon. Add green onions and cook until sausage is evenly browned
  3. about 10 minutes.
  4. Stir in mushrooms
  5. basil
  6. and oregano; cook for 5 minutes. Stir in tomato sauce
  7. stewed tomatoes
  8. and tomato paste. Add water
  9. red wine
  10. sugar
  11. and red pepper flakes. Season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat to low and simmer for at least 1 hour.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins

Servings: 4

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