Homemade Pasta Sauce

I've been making homemade pasta sauce for my family for a long time now but never wrote down my recipe. Recently I took time to make notes on all my ingredients and measurements and I must say this was my best sauce yet... Like my grandmother most of my recipes are in my head and I end up throwing in this and that as I go so many times I can't replicate which totally sucks when something turns out really yummy!

Ingredients:
5 Italian Sausage Links or 1lbs Ground (mild, sweet, hot your preference)
4-5 Cloves of Garlic Finely Chopped
1 Large Onion Chopped
1/2 a Small Container of Fresh Mushrooms Chopped
2 Cups Sweet White Wine (my choice Mascato)
2 Tbs Dry Italian Herbs
1/3 Cup Sugar
1 28oz Can Chopped Tomatoes
1 28oz Can Tomato Sauce
1 28oz Can Tomato Puree
1 6oz can Tomato Paste
--Mothers, adding a jar or two of pureed veggies is a great way to sneak in some nutrients.


Brown your sausage (links or loose) over a med/high heat, using a small amt of water (1/3 cup at most) to add steam and help the meat cook through.

Add Onion and Garlic and let sweat out a little then add Mushrooms and Dry Italian Herbs. Cover and let the sausage continue to cook until finished through.

 Once Sausage is cooked through add Chopped Tomatoes, Tomato Sauce,Tomato Puree and Sugar. Let bubble over med heat for 30 mins.

Add White Wine and reduce heat to low for 30 mins.

Add Tomato Paste a spoon full at a time stirring it in until desired thickness is achieved.

Although you could serve now I normally let it simmer all day or at least two hrs.

 Kids love Pasta

Baby Xzavier 10 Mos

Xzavier 13 Mos

 

Lennox 12 Mos

Lennox 22 Mos