First, dice an onion and sauté in some olive oil.
Next, add garlic and sauté a bit. Then add Italian hot sausage, about two pounds if you have a crowd.
As that us cooking, dice some fire roasted red peppers–about half the jar. Then add those to the meat and onion.
Also add a 2 cans of fire roasted diced tomatoes and a jar of spicy tomato sauce. Also add a can of tomato paste.
Finally add some dried soaked mushrooms. They add more flavor and juice than a fresh mushroom.
Add 2 cups red wine. (Use your tomato sauce jar as a measuring tool so you get all the bits of goodness.) Also add about a tablespoon of sugar at this point. The sugar enhances the garlic and softens the wine.
Fresh basil will be added twice: now and right before serving. While it’s simmering you can use the stems too.
Once the sauce comes to a boil, just turn off the stove and let it set.