Spaghetti Sauce With Italian Sausage

• 4 lbs good quality sweet Italian sausage
• 4 cups chopped yellow onions
• 1 cup chopped parsley
• 3 cups chopped bell peppers (mix red & green)
• 1 1/2 lbs sliced mushrooms
• 8 garlic cloves
• 1 tablespoon rosemary
• 1 tablespoon turkish oregano
• 1 tablespoon thyme
• 1 tablespoon basil
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sweet marjoram
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cracked black pepper
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 4 (1 lb) cans tomatoes, cut up
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 3 cups Burgundy wine

1. Start browning Italian sausage in large (11 quart) stockpot, breaking it up as it cooks.
2. When still slightly pink, add onions, parsley, peppers, mushrooms & garlic. Cook until sausage is done. Add spices, mix and cook another couple minutes, then add tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste & Burgundy wine.
3. Bring to just boiling, reduce heat. Cover and let simmer a minimum of 3 hours - longer is better. Stir occasionally.
4. Serve over your favorite pasta.

sweet italian sausage, yellow onions, parsley, bell peppers, mushrooms, garlic, rosemary, turkish oregano, thyme, basil, red pepper, sweet marjoram, bay leaves, sugar, salt, cracked black pepper, tomato sauce, tomatoes, tomato paste, burgundy wine

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spaghetti-sauce-with-italian-sausage-125544 (may not work)