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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Old-fashioned Italian Spaghetti Sauce

January 28, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats	Italian	Sauces	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	T	Olive oil
4	T	Cubed salt pork
2		Cloves garlic, diced
1		Onion, diced
2		6-oz.cans tomato paste
1 1/2	lb	Fresh plum tomatoes or 1
		28 ounce can plum
		tomatoes
1	T	Sugar, or to taste
1	lb	Italian sausage
		Salt and pepper, to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

Put olive oil and diced salt pork in a saucepan and saute until salt
pork is browned. Remove salt pork from pan and discard. Add onion and
garlic to pan, and brown slightly. Add tomato paste, and stir until
all oil is absorbed. Stir in the tomatoes, and mix well over medium
heat. Add 1 large can of water plus 2 cans of water from paste cans.
Add sugar, season with salt and pepper, and simmer for 2 hours or
until sauce is desired thickness. Fry Italian sausage until brown,  and
add to sauce 30 minutes before sauce is done.  Serving Ideas : Haftford
Courant 1997---ctlinda  NOTES : IRENE'S SAYS: THIS RECIPE WAS GIVEN TO
HER 63 YEARS AGO..  Recipe by: IRENE CAPPELLO  Posted to
recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 498 by  ctlindab@mail1.nai.net on Jan
11, 1998

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 1513 Calories From Fat: 1031 Total Fat: 116.4g Cholesterol: 362.4mg Sodium: 3073mg Potassium: 712.7mg Carbohydrates: 53.2g Fiber: 5.5g Sugar: 33.9g Protein: 72.1g