Giambotta Italian Stew Jaam-Bauwt

• 3 cans (28 Oz. Size) Crushed Tomatoes
• 2 teaspoons Salt, Or As Needed
• 1/2 teaspoons Black Pepper
• 1/2 teaspoons Crushed Red Pepper *this Is Negotiable
• 1-1/2 Tablespoon Sugar
• 9 whole Sweet Peppers, Any Color, Cut Into Strips
• 3 cups Sliced Zucchini
• 1 pound Hot Dogs

1. Start by preparing the sauce: Get your crushed tomatoes, salt, pepper and crushed red pepper cooking in a large pot on medium-low. Cook down for about 2 hours. Skim any orange acid foam from the top.
2. At 2 hours, add the sugar to dispel the acid taste of the tomatoes. Lower to simmer. Add your strips of peppers and slices of zucchini a bit at a time making sure there is enough room in the pot. Cover; simmer 2 hours longer.
3. At that point, add cut-up hot dogs. Simmer another hour.
4. Adjust seasonings at the end to make sure it's salted and spicy to your liking.
5. Serve in shallow bowls with a nice Italian bread.
6. *This can all be rolled into a crockpot at the point you add the peppers, etc. Then at the last hour add the hot dogs.

tomatoes, salt, black pepper, red pepper, sugar, sweet peppers, zucchini

Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/soups/giambotta-italian-stew-jaam-bauwt/ (may not work)