If you’re looking for a rich, decadent and robust tomato sauce then you’ve come to the right place! This sauce is the perfect amount of meaty, spicy and sweet. It takes a lot patience to get everything just right, but the payoff is AMAZING! Now, I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do!

TOMATO SAUCE

Ingredients:

• 2 (28 oz) cans of Italian whole, peeled plum tomatoes
• 1 lb Italian Sausage (Mild or Spicy…get what you like here)
• 1 container of baby bella mushrooms, diced
• 1 large sweet onion, diced
• 2 cups veggie broth
• A whole bulb of garlic, roasted
• 2 Tbsp tomato paste
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• Red pepper flake, to taste
• Olive Oil
• Basil
• Parmesan Rind

Directions:

• In a deep pot (I used my enamel lined cast iron Dutch oven) pour about a Tbsp to a Tbsp and a half of olive oil and sauté down the onion and mushrooms.
• Add sausage to the onion and mushroom mix, cook until browned; drain and return to Dutch oven.
• Bring back up to sauté and make a well in the middle of the Dutch oven; add tomato paste in well and allow to cook for a few seconds. After cooking for a fee seconds stir the tomato paste into sausage mixture.
• Slowly add veggie stock and bring to a boil; add canned tomatoes and using a potato masher, mash each plum tomato to allow them to burst.
• Add a dash of salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, basil, and Parmesan rind.
• Reduce to simmer and allow to simmer for several hours or until the liquid has reduced significantly. This part is to your liking….we like a thicker sauce , so I let it go for several hours.
• Cool and store in an airtight container (will keep in fridge for one week and a month in freezer).
• Enjoy over your favorite pasta dishes and pizza!