Frugal Tomato Sauce

• 25 g margarine
• 125 g onions (roughly chopped)
• 125 g carrots (roughly chopped)
• 60 g celery (roughly chopped)
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 sprigs thyme
• 25 g flour
• 25 g bacon, scraps (rind is ok)
• 125 g tomato concentrate
• 1 liter stock
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt

1. Melt the margerine in the pan, add the roughly chopped vegetables, garlic, bayleaf, thyme and bacon scraps and brown slightly.
2. Mix in the flour and cook to a sandy texture.
3. allow to colour slightly.
4. Mix in the tomato concentrate, remove from fire.
5. Gradually add in the boiling stock , bring to the boil.
6. Simmer for 1 hour.
7. Remove the bay leaf, bacon rind and thyme sprigs and blend to achieve a nice smooth consistency.

margarine, onions, carrots, celery, garlic, bay leaf, thyme, flour, bacon, tomato concentrate, liter, pepper, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/frugal-tomato-sauce-354852 (may not work)