Sicilians always add sugar to their sauce. A spoonful or two. A quarter of a cup is nuts.
Keep in mind they are cooking like a whole stockpot of sauce to feed probably 20 people. Not just your usual large saucepan.
I will throw in some honey. But good lord how much real honey costs now. Of course it is Putin’s honey price hike.
Yea. 1/4 cup of sugar is way too much.
When I make Sunday gravy, I use tomato puree, not sauce which is seasoned. I season with basil. I cook spare ribs with sausage and meatballs in the sauce. As said in Goodfellas, it’s the pork that gives the flavor.