Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   4      tablespoons   olive oil
   2                    onions -- chopped
                        red and one white)
   4                    garlic cloves -- chopped
   3      pounds        fresh or canned red -- Italian plum
                        -- tomatoe
   1      cup           tomato juice
   5      tablespoons   combined fresh herbs: -- basil, thyme,
                        -- oregan
                        etc
   1 1/2  pounds        hot and sweet Italian -- sausage
     1/2  cup           red wine vinegar -- (use balsamic!)
   2      tablespoons   tomato paste
   1      tablespoon    sugar
                        salt and freshly ground -- black pepper to
                        -- tast
     1/8  teaspoon      cayenne or red pepper
   1      tablespoon    fennel seeds

Preparation:

Heat the olive oil in heavy, large saucepan. Add the onions and garlic and cook until soft. Cut up the tomatoes roughly and add to the pot. Add half of the juice from the cans, along with the fennel seeds and 2 tbs of the herbs. Cover and simmer for 2 hours. Fry the sausage (after taking it out of the casings, if it has them) in a separate pan, drain off fat and add to the sauce. Taste the sauce and add the remainder of the juice, vinegar, tomato paste, sugar, salt and peppers as necessary to have a rich flavor. Move lid to half cover, and simmer over very low hear for 1/2 hour, stirring occasionally, so that the sauce does not scorch on the bottom of the pan. The sauce may be frozen or refrigerated for several days at this point. Toss the rest of the herbs in just before serving and stir to mix in.