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Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Crockpot
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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4 tablespoons cooking oil
1 small onion -- finely chopped
1 (15 1/2 oz.) tomato sauce
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon red pepper -- optional
1 pound ground beef
1 (29 oz.) can tomato puree
1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon oregano
2 pounds sausage (Italian links or country style)
Brown ground beef in 2 tablespoon 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 lbs. sausage into pieces and brown in remaining 2
tablespoons 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 cup sugar to this.)
