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An easy and fast tomato sauce for your pasta. Smoked bacon and peppers give a special character to this sauce and oregano its sweetness. Try it and you will not be disappointed.
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To Start...
difficulty – easy
preparation– 5’
cooking - 10′ + 15’
serves - 2
To Sum-up...
Ingredients
- ¼ of a medium onion
- ¼ of a big red or green pepper
- 1/6 of a big garlic clove
- 2 teaspoons of olive oil
- 1,5 pinch of smoked bacon
- ½ teaspoon of coarse salt
- 7 turn mills of Kampot black pepper
- 2 big pinches of oregano
- 100ml of tomato puree
- 250ml of cold water
Steps
- Chisel finely the onion
- Cut the pepper in medium to big cubes
- Heat-up a small sauce pan
- Put chiseled onion and stir to evaporate its humidity
- Add olive oil and sauté for 3’-4’
- Press garlic and sauté with onion for 1‘
- Add smoked bacon cut in small cubes and sauté for 2’
- Add red pepper and sauté for 3’
- Add tomato puree and the water
- Add salt, pepper and oregano
- Stir together and cook with the lid on for 15’ in low-medium heat
- If at the end it still remains some water, remove the lid
- Increase the heat
- Let the water evaporate, the sauce is better without much water!
o-o C'est si bon ! o-o