Grandma's Sunday Sauce
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Cooking:
20 min.
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Servings per container:
8
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Ingredients for - Grandma's Sunday Sauce

1. Olive oil, divided - ¼ cup
2. Pork ribs, chopped - 1 pound
3. Italian sausages - 6 (3.5 ounce) links
4. White onion, finely chopped - 1 large
5. Salt, divided - 1 ½ teaspoons
6. Garlic, minced - 4 cloves
7. Red wine, divided - ¼ cup
8. Tomato paste - 2 tablespoons
9. Dried oregano - 1 ½ teaspoons
10. Red pepper flakes - ½ teaspoon
11. Water - 1 cup
12. Whole peeled tomatoes in juice - 2 (28 ounce) cans
13. Dried basil - 1 teaspoon
14. Ground black pepper - 1 teaspoon
15. White sugar - 1 pinch
16. Chopped fresh basil - ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Grandma's Sunday Sauce

1. Stage

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a pot and cook pork ribs until browned, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Cook sausages until browned, about 5 minutes. Transfer to the same plate as the ribs.

2. Stage

Drain off some of the excess fat. Reduce heat to medium-low and pour in remaining olive oil. Add onion and 1/2 teaspoon salt; cook and stir until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute; make sure not to burn. Pour in 1/2 of the red wine and scrape up any browned bits off the bottom of the pan.

3. Stage

Add tomato paste, oregano, and red pepper flakes. Stir until paste starts to darken, about 2 minutes. Stir in remaining red wine and water.

4. Stage

Add tomatoes and their juices, crushing by hand as you add them to the pot. Season with basil, remaining salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to a low simmer. Taste and add sugar if sauce is too acidic.

5. Stage

Return ribs to the pot. Simmer, partially covered, adding more liquid if needed, for at least 2 hours. Add sausages back to the pot for the last 45 minutes of cooking. Add fresh basil during the last 15 minutes of cooking. Discard bones before serving.