Recipe: Anita's Pepperoni (simmered with crushed tomatoes)

ANITA'S PEPPERONI

"This spicy pepperoni dish is fabulous as an appetizer or you can serve it over pasta as a main dish."

1 green bell pepper, diced
1 onion, diced
Oil
2 cans (28 oz. each) crushed tomatoes
1/2 cup sugar
6 deli pepperoni sticks, sliced 1/2 inch thick
Ground black pepper (to taste)

In a pan, saute pepper and onion in the oil until soft.

Add remaining ingredients and simmer on low for at least 2 hours - the longer the better.

Makes 8 or more servings
Source: Susan Kanak, Wells to the Portsmouth Herald January 31, 2008