4	tbsp.	cooking oil
1	sm.	onion, finely chopped
1	can	tomato sauce (15½ oz.)
1½	c.	water
½	tsp.	pepper
½	tsp.	red pepper, optional
1	lb.	ground beef
1	can	tomato puree (29 oz.)
1	can	tomato paste (6 oz.)
1	tsp.	salt
½	tsp.	oregano
2	lb.	sausage Italian links or country style)

Brown ground beef in 2 tablespoons hot oil in frying pan. When almost browned, add onion and continue browning until onion is tender. Pour meat and onion into 3½ quart crock pot. Add puree, sauce, paste, water, salt, pepper and oregano and set dial on low setting. Cut sausage into pieces and brown in remaining 2 tablespoons oil. When brown, place sausages in sauce in crock pot. Continue cooking for 12 hours. (If you like your sauce sweeter, you could add ¼ to ½ cup sugar to this.)