Spaghetti Sauce

 

4 T. cooking oil

1 sm. onion, finely chopped

1 (15 1/2 oz.) can tomato sauce

1 1/2 C. water

1/2 tsp. Pepper

1/2 tsp. red pepper, optional

1 lb. ground beef

1 (29 oz.) can tomato puree

1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste

1 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. oregano

2 lb. sausage (Italian links or country style)

 

Brown ground beef in 2 T. hot oil in frying pan. When almost browned, add onion and continue browning until onion is tender. Pour meat and onion into 3 1/2 quart crockpot. Add puree, sauce, paste, water, salt, pepper and oregano and set dial on low setting. Cut 2 lb. sausage into pieces and brown in remaining 2 T. oil. When brown, place sausages in sauce in crockpot. Continue cooking for 12 hours. (If you like your sauce sweeter, you could add 1/4 to 1/2 C. sugar to this.)