Spaghetti Sauce With Italian Sausage - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 lbs good quality sweet Italian sausage
4 cups chopped yellow onions
1 cup chopped parsley
3 cups chopped bell peppers (mix red & green)
1 1/2 lbs sliced mushrooms
8 garlic cloves
1 tablespoon rosemary
1 tablespoon turkish oregano
1 tablespoon thyme
1 tablespoon basil
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 1/2 teaspoons sweet marjoram
3 bay leaves
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt (optional)
1 1/2 teaspoons cracked black pepper
1 (28 ounce) can tomato sauce
4 (1 lb) cans tomatoes, cut up
2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
3 cups Burgundy wine

Preparation

Start browning Italian sausage in large (11 quart) stockpot, breaking it up as it cooks.
When still slightly pink, add onions, parsley, peppers, mushrooms & garlic. Cook until sausage is done. Add spices, mix and cook another couple minutes, then add tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste & Burgundy wine.
Bring to just boiling, reduce heat. Cover and let simmer a minimum of 3 hours - longer is better. Stir occasionally.
Serve over your favorite pasta.