Basic Tomato Sauce

Name: Basic Tomato Sauce
Ingredients: 3 cloves garlic,large, chopped; 1 lg. onion, chopped; 4-3/8 oz. streaky bacon; coppa (optional); 2 tbsp. butter, lard; bacon fat,; 3 tbsp. olive oil; 1 lg. carrot, diced; 2-1/4 lb. tomatoes, skinned and chopped; 1/8 qt. dry white; red wine; Salt; Pepper; Sugar; Dried oregano; Chopped fresh basil

16 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

3 cloves garlic,large, chopped
1 lg. onion, chopped
4-3/8 oz. streaky bacon
coppa (optional)
2 tbsp. butter, lard
bacon fat,
3 tbsp. olive oil
1 lg. carrot, diced
2-1/4 lb. tomatoes, skinned and chopped
1/8 qt. dry white
red wine
Salt
Pepper
Sugar
Dried oregano
Chopped fresh basil

Directions

1

Soften the garlic, onion and bacon, if used, in the fat.
2

Add the carrot, tomatoes and wine, breaking down canned tomatoes with a wooden spoon.
3

Raise the heat and cook hard, uncovered, for 15 minutes, or more slowly for 45 minutes if the tomatoes are canned.
4

Add seasonings and oregano after 10 minutes.
5

The chopped basil should put in just before serving and a little more scattered over the top.