Sunday Gravy
By: Anonymous
Published: Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 11:23pm

Ingredients




cup Plus 3 Tablespoon Olive Oil
7 clvs garlic Peeled And Sliced
1 pch Crushed Red Pepper
6 6 Ounce Cans Tomato Paste
2 sprgs Oregano
1 teaspoon Salt
9 whls Basil Leaves
teaspoon Crushed Red Pepper
12 cans Water From Tomato Paste Cans
3 35 Ounce Cans Of Whole Tomatoes
can Water From Whole Tomato Can
1 Recipe Meatballs
1 Recipe Braciole
pound Beef Stew
1 pound Italian Sausage

Preparation

1 Place the 1/4 cups of olive oil in a very large heavy bottomed saucepot over medium heat. Saute the garlic for about 1 minute or until slightly golden. Add the tomato paste and fry it with the garlic for 5 minutes or until the paste is bubbling, constantly stirring so as not to burn it. 2 Stir in the 12 tomato paste cans of water and allow to simmer for 20 minutes or until thick. Add the pureed tomatoes, the 1 1/2 tomato cans of water, the oregano, salt, basil and red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil then lower the heat so that the sauce barely simmers. Place a wooden spoon under the cover to keep the pot partially opened. While the sauce cooks, place the remaining olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat and begin to brown the meat components evenly on al