Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, julie’s homemade italian tomato sauce (a-k-a sunday gravy). It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Julie’s Homemade Italian Tomato Sauce (a-k-a Sunday Gravy) is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Julie’s Homemade Italian Tomato Sauce (a-k-a Sunday Gravy) is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have julie’s homemade italian tomato sauce (a-k-a sunday gravy) using 13 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Julie’s Homemade Italian Tomato Sauce (a-k-a Sunday Gravy):

1. Get 28 oz. can of tomato purée (crushed tomatoes would also work)
2. Make ready 6 oz. can of tomato paste
3. Take 1 TBS. bacon grease and/or extra virgin olive oil (I save up bacon grease drippings so I always have a reserve in a jar in the refrigerator)
4. Make ready 1/2 sweet onion, finely chopped
5. Get 8 oz. wine (red or white)
6. Prepare 8 oz. water
7. Take 4 basil leaves, chopped
8. Take 2 bay leaves, whole
9. Make ready 1 TBS. dried oregano
10. Make ready 2 tsp. Sugar
11. Prepare to taste Garlic salt
12. Get to taste Black pepper
13. Prepare 1 heel of Parmesan cheese, optional

Instructions to make Julie’s Homemade Italian Tomato Sauce (a-k-a Sunday Gravy):

1. In a large pot, sauté the chopped onions in the bacon grease (preferable) or the olive oil, or a combination of both, until the onions are soft and begin to turn brown.
2. Add the remaining ingredients together into the pot and simmer, covered, all day long (but for at least a couple hours). For added flavor and an amazing taste, add meatballs (see my recipe), sausage, pork ribs and/or a heel of cheese (yes, just toss the entire heel into the pot). The more, the merrier!
3. When ready to serve, remove and discard the bay leaves and the heel of cheese.
4. Serve over your favorite pasta.
5. Tip: Make a double batch and freeze the extra for next week!
6. Buon appetito! 🇮🇹

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