Little Italy-Big City Burger - Sutter Home Family Vineyards

Ingredients

• 4 medium Roma tomatoes, sliced lengthwise and seeded
• 3 tbl. Colavita Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
• 1 28oz. can crushed tomato sauce (no salt added preferred)
• 1 cup. Sutter Home Merlot
• ½ cup. water
• 1 tbl. sugar
• 1 tsp. red pepper flakes
• 2 tsp. dried oregano
• ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 ½ lbs. ground chuck
• ½ lb. ground hot Italian sausage (not in casing)
• ½ cup finely diced white onion
• 1/4 cup finely diced banana peppers
• 1 clove fresh garlic, finely chopped
• 1 tsp. dried oregano
• ½ cup. freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 egg
• Vegetable oil for brushing grill rack
• 1 loaf crusty Italian bread (family sized, not baguette), sliced 3/4" in thickness diagonally (need 12 slices)
• 2 tsp. Colavita extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling on bread
• 1 tsp. freshly grated black pepper
• 1 clove garlic, peeled (whole)
• 6 slices provolone cheese
• 2 banana peppers, sliced into rings