Different than Marinara sauce, this delicious sauce is great for many things. My daughter came back from Spain and had pictures of it on a Steak, Salami, grilled Cheese Sandwich covered with more cheese and an Egg with a bit thinner smooth Red Gravy.
If you want yours smoother, just pour the sauce into a blender after it’s cooked and blend for about 30 seconds, or if you make it in a pot, you can use an immersion blender.
Makes about 3 cups
2 strips of chopped bacon.
1 c finely chopped sweet Onion.
2 c diced tomatoes, (like Campari’s from Costco) or 1 can including juice
1 1/2 Tbsp Flour.
1-2 Tbsp Butter.
1/4 tsp Salt.
1/4 tsp Pepper.
2 tsp Sugar if tomatoes are not sweet enough this can also be added at the end.
Using a medium sized frying pan on medium heat, fry the Bacon until almost done but not crispy. Leave the grease, add Butter and Onion and stir until translucent. Add the Flour, stir til it turns slightly browned. Add Tomato, Salt and Pepper and stir until thickened. Mash tomatoes that are chunky. Turn down to Simmer and let simmer for 20 min or so.
Serve over Biscuits, Eggs, Grits, Potatoes, Noodles, Toast, Crackers, Bread…etc.
FOR THE INSTANT POT PIP METHOD:
See pics below.. if you choose this method you will need to saute the onions first. The tomatoes will taste fresher too. (Also see below for a food processed version for the IP but it requires sautéing after it’s done.)
This can easily be made in the Instant pot using the PIP (pot in pot)method. You can fry the bacon and onions in the pot, but for simplicity I use a fry pan to fry just the bacon and onion, then add it to a medium sized flatter bottom stainless steel bowl, add the flour and stir together, then add everything else into the bowl, stir well. Pour recommended amount of water into the inner Pot of the Instant Pot, put the trivet in and lower the bowl down onto the trivet. Set the time for 6 min and allow for 10 min NPR.. when it’s done, QR the rest of the pressure out. Open the lid and stir well. If you want it smoother, then use an immersion blender at this time. Taste. Since tomatoes vary in flavor, Now is the time to add more butter, salt, sugar if you want. If it isn’t done quite as much as you like, pour the water out of the main pot and pour the sauce directly into the pot, turn pot off and back on to saute hi, and boil for a minute or two.
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FOR THE INSTANT POT VERSION and a Food processed version.
