Famous Italian Tomato Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 (14 ounce) cans italian-style peeled tomatoes, combine in a large bowl and crush with your hands
• 2 vidalia onions, large onions (chopped or sliced)
• 1 garlic head (chopped or sliced)
• 1 parmesan rind, buy a fresh chunk of parmesan cheese with rind still on, cut one-inch rind off of the block of parme
• 1 lb loose sweet italian sausage
• 1 lb loose hot italian sausage
• olive oil
• 1 tablespoon emeril's original essence (optional, but highly recommended)
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste, for a thicker, less watery sauce

Recipe

• 1 in a large, tall, pot cover the bottom with about an inch of olive oil. (the more olive oil, the more the flavor will be distributed throughout the sauce). heat on medium-low until slightly sizzling. (if temperature is too high, the garlic will burn too quickly).
• 2 add the onions and garlic and cook until onions are clear and soft and the garlic is a light brown, stir frequently so garlic doesn't burn.
• 3 add the hot and sweet sausage in separate little 1/4-inch balls and cook until browned, adding more olive oil as needed so that it doesn't burn, but still becomes brown.
• 4 add hand-crushed tomatoes, rind of parmesan cheese, emeril's essence, and tomato paste. stir. turn down heat to a low simmer.
• 5 cover and let simmer for 1-4 hours. stirring occasionally. (the longer it simmers, the better the taste!).
• 6 serve over any kind of pasta. top with freshly-grated parmesan.