chef's choice sauce for pasta

Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground beef, italian sausage or ground turkey
• 1 1/2 cups chopped onions
• 2 cloves garlic
• 2 cups 18-ounce can tomatoe paste (contadina)
• 1 can 14.5 -ounce can whole peeled tomatoes and juice contadina
• 3 cups water
• 1/3 cup red wine or beef broth
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano crushsed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 pound cooked pasta
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon red pepper (optional)