INGREDIENTS
1 package link Italian sausage (about 8 large links-mild or hot)
2 teaspoons olive oil
5 cloves garlic, put through press
6 LARGE cans of tomatoes(see above)
1 can tomato paste
2 bay leaves
2 tablespoons basil leaves, chopped
1tablespoon Italian parsley, chopped
salt and pepper to taste
INSTRUCTIONS
-Put olive oil in a large pot on medium/high flame
· Add sausage and brown on all sides
· Add garlic and stir, making sure it doesn't burn
· Add two cups of water and deglaze the pan
· Add the tomatoes, all at once, and give a good stir
· Clean the tomato cans out with water and add the resulting liquid to the pot(about 1 cup water)
· Add the can of tomato paste and stir
· Turn the heat to low at this point
· Add the bay leaves
· Simmer the sauce for several hours(about 4), stirring every once in a while, to make sure it doesn't stick on the bottom of the pot.
· When the sauce is thick and just about done, stir in the parsley and basil
· Cook for 10 more minutes
· Taste and add salt and pepper to your taste(if the tomatoes are tart, you may add a little sugar to balance the flavor)
SERVE
Serve over pasta
