Sausage Meatballs with Red Gravy

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 5 cups yellow onions chopped
• 2 teaspoons Italian essence Emeril's
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 20 cloves garlic minced, about 1/3 cup
• 2 tablespoons anise seeds whole
• 12 ounces tomato paste
• 60 ounces tomato sauce
• 28 ounces tomatoes whole, pureed with their juice
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 2 teaspoons emeril's original essence
• 1 1/2 pounds ground chuck
• 1 1/2 pounds sweet Italian sausage removed from casings
• 1 pound hot sausage fresh, removed from casings
• 10 cloves garlic minced
• 2 eggs lightly beaten
• 4 teaspoons emeril's original essence
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 pound spaghetti cooked according to package directions
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese