Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

I made this for a very large family dinner the other Sunday. I doubled it and made baked ziti with it.

Homemade Spaghetti Sauce:
1 chopped onion
5 cloves chopped garlic
2 teaspoons oil
2 (28 oz) cans peeled ground tomatoes in paste
1 (6oz) can Italian-style tomato paste
7 cups water
3 tablespoons Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon sugar (do not use if you are using a sweet red wine)
1/2 red wine (buy a large bottle and drink the rest while this is simmering)
1 pinch crushed red pepper

Saute the onions and garlic in the oil until soft. Combine everything else in the pot and simmer for 3 hours.

I like Italian sausage and put it in my sauce. But you can use any meat or no meat at all.

Also, watch the sweetness of the wine. When I made the sauce with the sugar and used Pinot Nior for the wine, I thought it was too sweet.