Printable Recipe: How to Make Marinara Sauce with Sausage Recipe

How to Make Marinara Sauce with Sausage: a Classic Recipe

Another classic among Italian spaghetti sauce recipes is one that adds an extra dimension of flavor with the addition of another beautiful Italian ingredient: sausage, baby!

The great thing about this recipe is that you can play with different types of sausage to create completely different flavors-- all of which work with any pasta of your choice. You can also play with texture. This recipe for Italian spaghetti sauce with sausage has you chop the sausage. But you can also try ground sausage, sliced sausage, or whole (or halved) sausage for a different texture.

And if you want to make the best spaghetti with meatballs recipe AND have sausage, don't be afraid to add whatever you want to the sauce. My Italian step mother used to make this recipe with large chunks of spicy Italian sausage, a few large meatballs, and even a lean pork chop or two. They'd simmer with the sauce, adding flavor and creating a unique dish of their own.

Recipe serves about 6.

Ingredients:
2 tsp. olive oil
2 lbs. hot Italian sausage
1 medium yellow onion, minced
6 cloves of garlic, minced
28 oz. diced tomatoes
6 oz. tomato paste
1 C. beef or chicken stock (beef is best)
3 tsp. dried basil
2 tsp. dried parsley
2 tsp. brown sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/2 c. red wine
Salt & pepper to taste
Dash hot sauce (optional)

Instructions: 1. Chop up the sausage into bite size chunks. Put it into your stockpot along with the olive oil and brown it over a medium flame. With a slotted spoon, remove the sausage from the pan.

2. Using the fat from the sausage, sauté the onion and garlic. Once the onions are golden and tender (about 10-12 minutes), add the browned sausage, tomatoes, paste, and stock.

3. Simmer for 20 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients, bringing everything to a boil.

4. Turn down to simmer, cover, and cook as long as you like. You want to give this at least an hour to integrate the flavors (stir regularly). The longer you simmer the more the stock will reduce and the more the flavor of this Italian spaghetti sauce recipe will intensify.