Reviewed: Apr. 12, 2012

Brian's Favorite Sauce Haiku: "Please simmer longer. (Too many tomatoes too.) But we still liked it." I followed the recipe as written (should've read the reviews more thoroughly about reducing the tomatoes, and adding tomato paste, b/c it was just too chunky and not sauce cling-ey) - on the other hand, I did note that many reviewers were unanimous on letting it simmer for much longer than 15 min. It was much tastier after 3 hrs., b/c when I tasted it at 15 min., it wasn't so great and I ended up adding more of the herbs. I'll make it again, but definitely reduce the diced tomatoes, double the herbs, add tom. paste, and of course, let it simmer all afternoon.

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Rock_lobster

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Living In: Braselton, Georgia, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 7, 2012

So perfect! Let it simmer for hours it is so worth it. Amazing!

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onlyyummy

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Garfield, New Jersey, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 6, 2011

Love it! Best homemade sauce I have ever done.

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LEYDA583

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Apex, North Carolina, USA

Living In: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 4, 2011

Excellent recipe for the crock pot! I made a few small changes. Omitted the onion, used 42 oz of diced tomatoes, added a 6 oz can of tomato paste and half a cup of red wine. Cooked on high for 3 1/2 hours. I live alone and had NO problem eating this for five nights straight. Nummy!

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SAKKASIE

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Living In: Campbell, California, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2010

Very good! We enjoyed this sauce- served it for a family dinner, everyone liked it! :)

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Syracuse, New York, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2010

We have been using this recipe for years! We love it. I leave out the sugar and use ground beef instead of italian sausage since I don't like the licorice flavor fennel seeds have.

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Bombshell

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Overland Park, Kansas, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2010

i love this recipe and have been making it since 2006! - I sometimes add green peppers chopped very small ( so my children won't hesitate to eat it as much) but to get in just a little more flavor and vegetables. DELICIOUS!!!

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smilesarepriceless

Home Town: Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 11, 2010

I made a vegan version of this sauce. I used a package of Field Roast Italian Sausage and it worked great. Everyone loved this "meaty" sauce! It's easy to make too. Thanks for the great recipe!

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leftyamy

Reviewed: Nov. 29, 2009

This is very good, but if you dont like chunky sauces, you wont like this.

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kelly1097

Reviewed: Aug. 26, 2009

Used half the recipe to can about 3 lbs of tomatoes to replace diced tomatoes. Added 1 1/2 cans of tomato sauce. Made 2 quarts. Used this recipe for "Baked Ziti II."

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