Donna's Famous Sicilian Sausage and Meatballs

My friend's mom, Donna, is very much Sicilian. She cooked for us one day and I nearly died of good food. For the record, you can definitely die of good food, I almost did. Saw the white lights and all.
This recipe is sooooooooooo easy and only really takes a few ingredients. Does take some time to cook though, so be prepared (or go easy with a slow-cooker, all day).
You can add different things to this like cream or wine to the sauce, roasted garlic, onions, etc.
But I prefer it exactly the way she made it; simple.

1 16oz can of crushed tomatoes
2 8oz cans of tomato sauce
1 package good italian sausage
1 dozen meatballs (recipe below)

In a stock pot (or a slow cooker) combine all the ingredients and cook on low all day (6-8 hours)
Serve over pasta, with garlic bread and several glasses of good red wine.





Meatballs:
1 lb ground beef
1 cup breadcrumbs
1 egg

Knead crumbs and egg into meat until combined, without any dry or eggy spots. Form into about a dozen small meatballs (or however big you want them, till you've used the meat up). Do this firmly, really squish them together, this is going to cook all day and you don't want them to fall apart.