my mama iuliucci s don t skip a step spaghetti sauce

🥘 Ingredients

• • tomatoes
• • tomato puree
• • tomato paste
• • sugar
• • salt
• • black pepper
• • italian seasoning
• • garlic powder
• • parsley
• • parmesan cheese
• • onions
• • garlic
• • italian sausage
• • spareribs
• • chicken thighs
• • pepperoni

📝 Instructions

1. 1 combine tomato products in large stock pot or dutch oven
2. 2 add a 28 ounce can of water and stir
3. 3 bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer
4. 4 sprinkle with sugar , salt , pepper , italian seasoning , garlic powder , parsley and grated cheese and stir to combine
5. 5 in a frying pan , heat about 1 / 4" of vegetable oil and fry up your sausage or meatballs until cooked through
6. 6 add the meat to the simmering sauce , along with any optional meats mentioned in ingredients
7. 7 now , this is an important , not to be left out , step: add chopped onions and garlic to pan that meat was fried in
8. 8 do not drain anything before adding onions and garlic-- there should be some drippings / oil left in the pan !
9. 9 fry onions and garlic until tender and aromatic
10. 10 remove pan from heat
11. 11 another important step , not to be left out: add about 1 / 2 cup water to the pan and swish around , combining the leftover drippings and onion and garlic
12. 12 pour and scrape it all into the simmering sauce
13. 13 stir to combine
14. 14 let simmer for 3 hours or until desired consistency , stirring occasionally
15. 15 i keep mine only half way covered , so it cooks down and gets thick and rich
16. 16 remove pepperoni , chicken and ribs if used
17. 17 remove meat from bones of chicken and ribs and add back to sauce in small shreds
18. 18 discard pepperoni , eat it , or chop it up and add it back to sauce
19. 19 serve over your favorite pasta and enjoy