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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a large pot, add red pepper flakes in olive oil, stir 1 minute. | 2. Sauté onion and green pepper in olive oil at medium heat. | 3. Add garlic and sauté 2 minutes. | 4. Add canned tomatoes, tomato paste, mushrooms, sugar, and red wine. | 5. Stir in spices, cover, and simmer, stirring every 15 minutes. | 6. After 2 hours, add more wine if sauce is too thick and re-season. | 7. Sauce should cook on low heat for at least 3 hours. | 8. Remove from heat, cool, and refrigerate overnight. | 9. The next day, heat sauce over low-medium heat. | 10. Add 1 lb of your favorite meatballs or sausages. | 11. If adding 1 lb of meatballs and sausages, double sauce recipe. | 12. Serve with your favorite pasta, grated cheese, red wine, and crusty bread. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
red pepper flake	1/2	teaspoon	crushed	-	-	-	-
onion	1		chopped	60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
green pepper	1		chopped	29.8	6.9136	1.2814	0.2533
garlic	4 -5	cloves	chopped	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
tomato	1	can	chopped	40.2099	8.6898	1.9658	0.4468
tomato paste	1	can		139.4	32.147	7.343999999999999	0.799
mushroom	8	ounces	sliced	77.1106	15.3994	5.0802	1.1113
sugar	1/2	teaspoon		9.177	2.2954	0.0	0.0
red wine	6	ounces		144.5824	4.4395	0.1191	0.0
basil	1	tablespoon	dried	0.6095	0.0702	0.0835	0.017
oregano	1	tablespoon	dried	7.95	2.0676	0.27	0.1284
salt black pepper				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.