Italian Sausage Spaghetti Sauce

Name: Italian Sausage Spaghetti Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 lbs Italian sausage (if not using bulk, remove casing); 1 medium garlic clove, pressed (the more the better); 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste; 1 (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes (pureed in blender or food processor); 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce; 1 whole onion; 1/2 green bell pepper, seeded but not chopped; 1 cup grated parmesan cheese or 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano; 1/2 teaspoon dried basil; 1/4 teaspoon fennel seed; 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley; 4 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced; salt; pepper; cooked spaghetti; additional grated parmesan cheese (to garnish)

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Recipe by gailanng

Recipe by Rita Futral, as reported by Helen Dollaghan in the Oct. 27, 1985, edition of The Denver Post. The recipe comes from the first place winner in the Hunt-Wesson national spaghetti contest. Note: The recipe is posted as the original, but I have no experience adding the cheese with such a long cooking time. I'd add it towards the end fearing it would settle and possible stick or, worse, burn.

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READY IN: 1hr 45mins

SERVES: 6

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

1

tablespoon olive oil
2

lbs Italian sausage (if not using bulk, remove casing)
1

medium garlic clove, pressed (the more the better)
1

(6 ounce) can tomato paste
1

(28 ounce) can whole tomatoes (pureed in blender or food processor)
1

(8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1

whole onion
¹⁄₂

green bell pepper, seeded but not chopped
1

cup grated parmesan cheese or 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1

teaspoon sugar
¹⁄₂

teaspoon dried oregano
¹⁄₂

teaspoon dried basil
¹⁄₄

teaspoon fennel seed
¹⁄₂

cup chopped fresh parsley
4

ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced
salt
pepper
cooked spaghetti
additional grated parmesan cheese (to garnish)

DIRECTIONS

Heat oil in Dutch oven over moderate heat. Crumble in Italian sausage, add garlic and cook until meat loses red color. Remove meat from pan and drain off all but about 1 tablespoon of grease.
Whisk in tomato paste and cook over moderate heat about five minutes, stirring frequently (tomatoes burn quickly). Whisk in pureed tomatoes and tomato sauce, then add whole onion, green pepper, cheese (a little at a time to avoid clumping), sugar, oregano, basil and fennel seed. Add sausage. Bring just to boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, about 1 1/2 hours. (Sauce will splatter if heat is too high.).
Add parsley and mushrooms during last 5 minutes of cooking time. Remove onion and green pepper. Add salt and pepper. Serve over spaghetti, garnished with additional Parmesan cheese.

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