European Recipes :French Recipes : French Tomato Sauce

* Exported from MasterCook *

                            FRENCH TOMATO SAUCE

Recipe By     : ESSENCE OF EMERIL SHOW
Serving Size : 0    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : New Imports                      Sauces

   Amount Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
    3      tablespoons   olive oil
    4      ounces        bacon, -- diced
    1      cup           carrot -- chopped
    1      cup           onion -- chopped
      1/4 cup           flour
    6 1/2 pounds        fresh tomatoes, skinned, -- seeded, and diced
    1      tablespoon    garlic -- chopped
    4      cups          light stock
    1 1/2 tablespoons   sugar
                         Salt and pepper

In a large sauce pot heat oil, and add the bacon and cook until slightly
crispy. Add the carrots and
onions, cover and slowly cook for 20 minutes. Add a dusting of flour to the
vegetables and cook
until the flour turns golden. Add the tomatoes, garlic, and stock. Bring to a
boil, reduce the heat and
simmer for 2 hours. Add the sugar and season with salt and pepper. Carefully
puree with a hand
mixer and strain through a fine sieve.

Yield :1 1/2 to 2 quart