Italian Sauce

This has so many uses and it's got a nice little kick to spice things up. Here you'll find two uses for it; Italian Style Country Pork Ribs Italian Style Chicken Gizzards and Italian Sausage. It can also be thickened with a cornstarch slurry to pour over spaghetti. What you do with this is all up to you and your imagination.

• Difficulty: Easy
• Category: Sides
• Cuisine: Italian
• Cooking Method: Boil

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 onions (diced)
• 6 cloves garlic (pressed)
• 1 large carrot (diced)
• 2 stick celery (diced)
• (2) 28 oz cans of whole peeled tomatoes
• 6 oz tomato paste
• 1 qt beef stock
• 2 cup red wine
• 1/2 cup parsley
• 1/2 lb mushrooms (sliced thin)
• 1/4 cup red pepper flakes
• 1 tbsp oregano
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tsp rosemary
• 1 tbsp basil
• 2 whole cloves
• 1/2 tbsp pepper
• 1 tbsp salt
• 2 tsp sugar

Instructions

1. Add olive oil to stockpot saute onions, garlic, carrots, and celery until softened but not browned
2. Run whole tomatoes through a blender to grind them up then add them to the pot
3. Add paste, stock, wine. parsley and mushrooms stir well
4. Add all spices, bring to a boil then simmer 2 hours.
5. Once done you may can it for later use, use it for pasta, ribs or whatever else you can imagine with it