Basic Tomato Sauce

• 3 cloves garlic,large, chopped
• 1 lg. onion, chopped
• 4-3/8 oz. streaky bacon
• coppa (optional)
• 2 tbsp. butter, lard
• bacon fat,
• 3 tbsp. olive oil
• 1 lg. carrot, diced
• 2-1/4 lb. tomatoes, skinned and chopped
• 1/8 qt. dry white
• red wine
• Salt
• Pepper
• Sugar
• Dried oregano
• Chopped fresh basil

1. Soften the garlic, onion and bacon, if used, in the fat.
2. Add the carrot, tomatoes and wine, breaking down canned tomatoes with a wooden spoon.
3. Raise the heat and cook hard, uncovered, for 15 minutes, or more slowly for 45 minutes if the tomatoes are canned.
4. Add seasonings and oregano after 10 minutes.
5. The chopped basil should put in just before serving and a little more scattered over the top.

garlic, onion, bacon, butter, bacon, olive oil, carrot, tomatoes, dry white, red wine, salt, pepper, sugar, oregano, fresh basil

Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/4422 (may not work)