Kim's Amazing not Just Every Day Creamy Tomato Sauce
- 4 ounces sun-dried tomatoes (oil packed, drained and chopped)
- 3 ounces pancetta (diced fine)
- 23 cup vermouth
- 4 tablespoons white wine
- 2 bay leaves
- 4 12 cups crushed tomatoes (San Marzano or any good quality canned crushed tomato)
- 1 cup tomatoes (fresh, cherry and cut in quarters)
- 1 12 cups onions, diced fine
- 4 tablespoons minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 14 cups heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (to taste, go lighter if needed)
- 4 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- Pancetta -- In a big pot saute pancetta, onion, red pepper flakes and bay leaf in the olive oil until onions are soft and pancetta is brown.
- Add a pinch of the salt and cook until everything is combined.
- Add the garlic and cook just to coat everything.
- Sauce -- Next, add tomato paste, fresh tomatoes,and sundried tomatoes and cook another 3-4 minutes.
- Then add the vermouth and cook until most of the liquid has reduced, 4 minutes or so.
- Add most of the crushed tomatoes reserve 1/2 to add at the end and the dried oregano, cover and simmer about 30 minutes.
- Finish touch -- Once the sauce gets nice and thick remove the bay leafs and stir in cream, white wine, fresh herbs and check for seasoning, salt and pepper to taste.
- Add in the remaining 1/2 cup of crushed tomatoes and cook another 10-15 minutes and it is ready to use.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/kims-amazing-not-just-every-day-creamy-tomato-sauce-385406 (may not work)