Seth's Favorite Spaghetti Sauce

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 hot italian sausages (about 1/2 lb)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 small onion, diced
• 8 garlic cloves, crushed and minced
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes, preferably contadina
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 6 ounces water
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed or 1 tablespoon fresh oregano, minced
• 2 teaspoons dried basil or 2 tablespoons fresh basil, minced
• 1 dash cinnamon (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a 3 1/2 qt saucepan, cook sausage in a bit of olive oil until brown and crumbly. remove sausage from pan and wipe pan clean with a paper towel.
• 2 place 1 tbsp olive oil in the saucepan, adding the onion and the garlic. cook until onion is translucent, stirring frequently and don't allow garlic to burn.
• 3 add the crushed tomatoes, stirring to combine. then add the tomato paste, stirring until dissolved.
• 4 add water, oregano, basil and cinammon (if using). season to taste with salt and pepper. if tomatoes are too acidic, add a sprinkle of sugar to counteract.
• 5 mix in the cooked sausage, adjust seasoning if necessary.
• 6 bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. simmer for a minimum of 30 minutes, semi-covered, stirring occasionally until rich and thick.
• 7 note for moms: when the kids were young, i would often add shredded zuchinni and/or carrots at the same time as the onions. this way, they got their veggies too on "spaghetti night". i think you might have to add a tad more liquid for this option.