Italian Sausage

By Kbird

Ingredients

• 1 18-oz. can tomato paste
• 8 c. water
• 4-6 Tbs. sugar
• 1/2-1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. pepper
• 1 Tbs. dried sweet basil
• 1/2 c. finely chopped onion
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 lbs. Italian sausage
• 1 Tbs. sausage drippings

Preparation

Step 1

Mix tomato paste with water Add rest of ingredients, heat to boiling, reduce heat and simmer for at least 1 hours. Stir frequently. Add water if sauce becomes to thick.

Sausage:
Place in baking dish. Cover at bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Cool. Slice into 1/4-inch slices. Add sausage and 1 Tbs. drippings to basic sauce. Simmer 20 minutes.