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In a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat cook sausage until browned.
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Drain off fat, remove sausage from the pot and set it aside.
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In the same pot, over medium heat, cook carrots and onions in 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
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Add a dash of salt and pepper and cook for several minutes, until the vegetables begin to soften.
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Add mushrooms, oregano, basil, and additional salt and pepper if needed.
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Continue to cook until much of the liquid has evaporated and vegetables have cooked down.
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Stir in garlic and cook another minute.
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Once vegetables are cooked, stir in red wine and allow to cook a couple minutes.
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Stir in tomato paste.
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Add remaining ingredients: Worcestershire, sugar, diced tomatoes and tomato sauce.
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Add cooked sausage.
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Bring to a low boil and reduce to simmer for 2 hours.
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Serve over pasta, use sauce for lasagna or casserole dishes, use as pizza sauce or as a sauce for pizza burgers.
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Cooks note: A food processor works well in place of chopping or grating vegetables.
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Ground beef may be substituted for pork sausage, or use a mixture of half beef and half sausage.
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We prefer sausage to use as pizza sauce as well.
