Shelly's Recipe

SPAGHETTI SAUCE - Francis Ford Coppola

Category: Sauces - Miscellaneous

3 tbsp olive oil
1 1/2 lbs Italian sausage, removed from the casing and
crumbled
2 tbsp chopped garlic
1 1/4 cups chopped onion
1 cup Italian red wine
1 (28-oz) can Italian tomatoes
1 (6-oz) can tomato paste
1 tbsp dried basil
1 tsp salt (or more to taste)
1 tsp red pepper flakes
1 tsp sugar
Cooked meatballs
Hot cooked spaghetti

Heat the oil in a large, heavy pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the sausage, garlic and onions and cook, stirring
until the sausage is well browned and the onions are very soft, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the wine, tomatoes, and the tomato paste.
Swirl water in the tomato paste can to rinse out the remnants of the paste, and add the water to the pot. Add the basil, salt,
red pepper flakes, and the sugar. Stir to mix and bring to a gentle boil.

Reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, for about three hours. Add a little water if the sauce becomes too
thick. Add cooked meatballs and heat until they are warm through, about 15 minutes. Serve over spaghetti.