Sunday Gravy

My Mama Iuliucci's "Don't Skip a Step" Spaghetti Sauce

                                                                                                  

• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins
• Yield: 1 Large pot of sauce

Ingredients

• 2 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
• 1 (28 ounce) cans tomato puree
• 1 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon parsley
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese or 1/2 cup romano cheese
• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• Italian sausage or home-made meatballs
• 1 -2 spareribs (optional)
• leftover cooked chicken thighs or chicken leg (optional)
• pepperoni (optional)

Directions

1. Combine tomato products in large stock pot or dutch oven.
2. Add a 28 ounce can of water and stir.
3. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer.
4. Sprinkle with sugar, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, parsley and grated cheese and stir to combine.
5. In a frying pan, heat about 1/4" of vegetable oil and fry up your sausage or meatballs until cooked through.
6. Add the meat to the simmering sauce, along with any optional meats (recommended) mentioned in ingredients.
7. Now, this is an important, not to be left out, step: Add chopped onions and garlic to pan that meat was fried in.
8. Do not drain anything before adding onions and garlic-- there should be some drippings/oil left in the pan!