Tomato 'Cognac' Sauce

Ingredients

• 4 large cooking onions
• 5 or more cloves garlic, smashed then peeled
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) olive oil
• 100 oz (2800 grm). canned plum tomatoes
• 4 tbsp (60 ml). brandy or vodka
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) chopped parsley
• 1 tbsp (15 ml). black pepper
• 1 tsp (5 ml). sea salt
• 1 cup (225 ml) chopped fresh basil, or 1/2 c basil pesto
• 1 cup (225 ml) stock, any will do, turkey, chicken, vegetable, V8.