Crab Sauce Lorenzo

• 2 large onions, chopped
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 3 cups tomato puree
• 3 cups water
• 1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon dried whole oregano
• 1/8 teaspoon hot sauce
• 1 pound lump or flake crab meat, drained
• 2 (8-ounce) packages thin spaghetti
• Grated Parmesan cheese
• Fresh parsley sprigs (optional)

1. Saute onion, green pepper, and garlic in olive oil in a large Dutch oven until tender. Stir in next 9 ingredients, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 2 hours, stirring frequently. Add crab meat, stirring well. Simmer, uncovered, an additional 20 minutes, stirring frequently.
2. Cook spaghetti according to package directions. Remove bay leaf from crab sauce, and discard. Serve sauce over spaghetti, and top with cheese. Garnish with parsley, if desired.

onions, green pepper, garlic, olive oil, tomato puree, water, tomato paste, bay leaf, sugar, salt, pepper, oregano, hot sauce, lump, thin spaghetti, parmesan cheese, parsley sprigs

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/crab-sauce-lorenzo (may not work)