THIS A SUPER BASIC RECIPE.EASY AND VERSATILE.I ADD A TBSP OF DARK BROWN SUGAR AND A TABLESPOON OF APPLE CIDER VINEGAR TO GIVE IT SOME "LAYERS" OF FLAVOR...AND FRESHLY GROUND BLACK PEPPER...DELICIOUS!

Great sauce!

this was so good, reminded me of sauce my grandma use to always make made this again for the 5th time. Added mushrooms and alittle bit of crushed peppers. didnt add ground beef this time but added some italian sausage. Everytime we make it, i wonder why we dont eat this everyday. If you make this and its not a 5. you did something wrong

Great sauce.. I used it on so much and not just pasta. I used it as a dipping sauce for my Stromboli and for my Gnocchi Bake. What an Italian night we had

very good! I added red wine and less water and a pinch of sugar.

It was really a bit too bland and too "tomato-y". I couldn't get the neck bones so I added extra ground beef, and even added 2 bell peppers to it. There was too much water so I had to cook the sauce for over 3 hours with the lid only half covering it so that the water could evaporate. It needs a bit more flavour so I had to add more basil, oregano, lots more parsely and even bit of salt and sugar. Was quite disappointed that it needed so many tweaks to make it tasty because the reviews really make it sound great. Still, it's a good jumping-off point for a basic sauce. Thanks anyway! :)

Sorry, but this is a very bland recipe. I could add different ingredients next time but then it simply wouldn't be the same recipe.

Fabulous!

I have used this recipe several times. I omit the neck bones. This is delicious.

We enjoyed this recipe. Very Very good. Thanks for the post.

What I have been looking for is a spaghetti sauce recipe. This recipe is just what the title suggests. It's "Versatile". The sauce can be used for a whole range of dishes, by adding or subtracting certain ingredients. By far, it is a great sauce. I added 2-1/2 teaspoons of salt, 2-1/2 tsp. dried basil,1/2 teaspoon pepper, 2 Bay leaves, and 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes to the sauce. Some people suggested not adding the 3 cups of water--I added the water and put the lid on askew so steam could escape while the sauce simmered for 6 hours. My husband raved about the sauce. Thanks Nan, I finally have a sauce I can serve with pride.

This was an excellent recipe. I added in flavourful brown mushrooms and ground beef (right at the start) as well as a little cooking wine, it was a very tasty dish indeed!

This did not have nearly enough spices what so ever. I would recommend alot more oregano and basil.

When eating the sauce, it was bland, and has way to much tomato taste. I had to add alot more oregano, parsley, and basil to the recipe for a much more flavored sauce.

My husband claims to have stumbled one day upon a little "hole-in-the-wall" restaurant, run by an old Italian gentleman who had pots of tomato sauce slowly simmering in his tiny kitchen; this gentleman claimed that a good sauce could only be made by slowly simmering the sauce for a few DAYS. My husband speaks lovingly of that sauce every time we try a new recipe. Until now. This is the closest we have ever come to that fabled sauce; in fact, this probably equals that paradigm of flavor since memory has probably elevated its hallowed qualities beyond truth. This recipe is rich, flavorful and oh so useful. Lasagna, meatballs, plain on spaghetti, even as a sauce for pizza, you can not go wrong. I made the recipe exactly as described but cooked it in a slow cooker with the lid askew for 10 hours.

I made this recipe without the pork bones and added ground sausage. I also omitted the water and it was just awesome! I made a lasagna with it for a baby shower and there was not a speck of food left in the dish. Thanks Nan!

We loved this sauce, I did only add about half the amount of water called for so it wasn't so runny. Delicious, thanks Nan!

The basics of this recipe is promising; however, it tastes completely flat and devoid of salt. It needs more meat (if it is to be a meat sauce) and the 3 cups water just ruins it. I have revamped this recipe and believe it is now "company worthy".