Mama'S Spaghetti Sauce With Italian Sausage - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs Italian sausage
1/4 cup hot water
10 fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 carrot, diced
1 onion, minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 (28 ounce) cans ready-cut peeled tomatoes
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1 cup dry red wine
3 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
1 teaspoon basil
1/2 teaspoon oregano
fresh ground black pepper

Preparation

Place sausage in a skillet. Add hot water, cover, and cook for 10 minutes.
Remove sausages and separate links if necessary. Discard drippings.
In a large Dutch Oven, saute mushrooms, carrot and onion just until al dente.
Add sausages.
Add remaining ingredients. Cover and simmer 1 hour, or until thickened, stirring occasionally.
Serve over pasta, or by itself with hot crusty bread.