Joyce's sausage with sauce

I make this all the time for family picnics and holiday dinners. You can cut sausage into bite sized pieces or leave them whole to fit on a bun. This has great flavor.

ingredients

4 garlic cloves
2 green pepper, chopped
2 red pepper, chopped
3 onions, diced
1 large can tomato sauce
1 large can crushed tomato
fresh basil
5 lbs. sausage (rope)

directions

1
Put sausage in oil and water and let bake for one hour on 350 degrees, covered.
2
Meanwhile, cut peppers, onion, garlic and saute in oil. Add tomatoes and basil and simmer for 10 minutes.
3
Remove cover from sausage and drain most of liquid (reserve some). Place back into oven for 30 minutes to brown (may need to turn sausage after 15 minutes).
4
After sausage is brown, add pepper and tomato mixture and place back into oven for one hour. Cover for 1/2 hour and uncover for 1/2 hour.
5
Can serve on buns or alone.