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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Place the Italian sausage in a large, nonstick skillet or Dutch oven. Drizzle with the 1/4 cup olive oil and saute over VERY low heat for 5 minutes, turning occasionally. Add the tomato paste and stir. If necessary, to avoid sticking, add another drizzle of olive oil and stir well. Simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, for approximately 30 minutes, until the tomato paste darkens and looks almost black. | 2. Meanwhile, put the remaining vegetables in a blender and add the 2 cups tomato juice. Blend until the vegetables are no longer solid. Add the two tablespoons of sugar, the salt and the red pepper flakes. Pour this mixture over the sauce and stir well to blend. Simmer, partially covered, for 2-1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. | 3. Add the red wine in the last hour of cooking. Continue to simmer at least one hour, partially covered, stirring occasionally, until sauce reaches desired consistency. At this point, you can add any additional meat that has been pre-cooked, such as ground beef, sausage, or any vegetables such as mushrooms, as desired. | 4. This makes a large amount so you can freeze extra sauce in ziplock bags for the freezer. Simply thaw and reheat to use in lasagne, as pizza sauce, for spaghetti & meatballs, etc. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
italian sausage	1	lb	sweet	1569.4315	2.9484	64.637	142.1107
olive oil	1/4	cup		477.36	0.0	0.0	54.0
tomato paste	18	ounces		418.4385	96.49600000000001	22.0446	2.3984
tomato sauce	24	ounces		768.852	122.404	40.0756	13.3358
tomato	28	ounces	crushed	182.5707	40.4831	9.5254	1.5876
plum tomato	2		crushed	-	-	-	-
onion	1		peeled chopped	60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
red bell pepper	1		seeded cut	-	-	-	-
green bell pepper	1		seeded cut	-	-	-	-
basil	1/2	cup	washed	2.76	0.318	0.37799999999999995	0.0768
tomato juice	2	cups		82.62	17.1558	4.131	1.4094
garlic clove	5		peeled	-	-	-	-
sugar	2	tablespoons		110.124	27.5448	0.0	0.0
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
red pepper flake	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
red wine	1 1/2	1/2		-	-	-	-

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