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Tomato Sauce

Servings: 32

Ingredients:

  • 1 ounce Salt pork, small dice
  • 6 ounces Mirepoix
  • 3/4 quart Tomato, fresh or canned
  • 1/2 quart Tomato purée

Sachet

  • 1/4 teaspoon Dried thyme
  • 3/4 Bay leaves
  • 3/4 Garlic cloves
  • 2 1/2 Parsley stems
  • 1/8 teaspoon Peppercorns, crushed
  • 3/8 ounce Salt
  • 1/8 ounce Sugar
  • 3/4 quart White stock
  • 1/2 pound Pork bones

Preparation:

  1. Render the salt pork over medium heat.
  2. Add the mirepoix and sauté, but do not brown.
  3. Add the tomatoes and tomato purée, sachet, salt and sugar.
  4. Add the white stock and bones.
  5. Simmer slowly for 1/2 to 2 hours or until the desired consistency has been reached.
  6. Remove the bones and sachet, and pass the sauce through a food mill. Cool in a water bath and refrigerate.

Courtesy of Austin Cooks, a Culinary Arts program initiative of Austin Community College.