Homemade Tomato Sauce
This mother sauce is a rich and delicious tomato sauce. This is a similar sauce for what you might use on pizza, but this recipe is a little more complicated and has a few extra steps and ingredients. Do not fear, though! It is still a recipe that is easy to make with the help of this guide.
- Veal cooking stock
- Mirepoix this time use 4 ounces leeks, 2 ounces celery, 2 ounces carrots
- 2 oz. butter
- Garlic bay leaves
- Fresh thyme
- Veal or ham bone
- Salted pork chunks
- Crushed ripened tomatoes
Start out by placing your salted pork chunks to a large sauce pan with a little bit of oil on the bottom. Add the bone of your choice and let it start to cook away for about 5 minutes.
Let the meat cook for a while, then add the mirepoix (the leeks, celery, and carrots) and butter to the sauce pan. Let that sauté.
Add bay leaf and thyme.
Add the cooking stock and tomatoes to the sauce pan. Let the mixture simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
Remove the bone and bay leaves. A pinch or sugar, salt, and pepper can be added according to your own preferences.