"Authentic" Spaghetti Sauce

Ingredients:

• Olive Oil for browning sausage and Meatballs.
• 2 - 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil for sauteeing onion and garlic.
• 1 - 2 lbs. Italian sweet sausage, (or hot if your taste
• requires it, or 1 lb of each.)
• Meatballs, made the way u like them.(We fry them first in oil.)
• 1 medium onion
• 2 - 3 cloves of garlic, which has been put through a garlic press
• (more or less to taste)
• 2 large cans peeled, crushed tomatoes.
• 2 6 oz. cans tomato paste.
• 2 Tablespoons each dried Parsley, Basil, Oregano (or fresh,
• or adjust seasonings to taste)
• 2 - 3 Bay leaves.

Preparation:

• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Brown sausage in a large skillet, cooking till no longer
• pink.
• Prepare meatballs and fry in oil in skillet.
• In a separate LARGE saucepot:
• Sautee onion in Olive Oil till translucent and very soft.
• Add 1 - 2 cloves garlic, or to taste.
• Saute garlic until golden, do not let it burn or it will
• turn bitter.
• Then add:
• 2 Large cans peeled, crushed tomatoes.
• Bring to a simmer and let simmer for about 20 - 30 minutes.
• Then add:
• 6 oz cans tomato paste along with 12 oz. water (measure
• right from tomato paste cans, thus rinsing cans of all
• tomato paste.)
• Add parsley, basil, oregano and bay leaves, and salt and
• pepper.
• This has to simmer for about 1 - 2 hours, until sauce is
• reduced,
• and water evaporates, thickening sauce.
• Add the previously browned meatballs and sausage and simmer
• till
• meat is warmed through, about another 20 - 30 mins.