Kittencal's Pasta/Spaghetti Sauce Starter (Freeze Option) Recipe - Recipezazz.com

Kittencal's Pasta/Spaghetti Sauce Starter (Freeze Option) Recipe - Recipezazz.com

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This is the starter I usually use for a large pot of my pasta sauce. This starter is easy and takes little time, You can use half the starter (reducing

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Ingredients

  • *STARTER*
  • 1 pound Italian sausage links (casings removed, spicy or sweet, I use spicy, you can use more than one pound if you want -- DO NOT omit the sausage, it's what makes this sauce!)
  • olive oil (a little to brown the sausage meat, then enough to generously coat the bottom of the pot for onions)
  • 2 medium yellow onion, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons dried oregano
  • 2 tablespoons dried basil
  • 2 extra-large bay leaves (or 3 medium)
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh garlic
  • 1/2 can (13 ounce) tomato paste
  • 1 cup dry red wine (DO NOT OMIT!!!)
  • 1 tablespoon coarse salt
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
  • 2 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper

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