Main ingredients 🥩
BaconOnionPorkBasilOreganoBay leafSugarTomatoChicken stock
Ttukdak Hyung's All-Purpose Tomato Sauce
A meaty tomato sauce made by simmering bacon, onion, and ground pork with basil and oregano on low heat for 1 hour, resulting in deep umami flavor.
🙋 Recommended for
- ⭐ Those who want a much richer, meatier tomato sauce than store-bought, with a hearty texture.
- ⭐ Those who want to prepare a large batch of all-purpose sauce in advance to use as a cheat key for various Western dishes.
Ingredients needed 🛒4 servings
- Bacon, as needed
- 1 onion
- Ground pork, as needed
- Basil, a pinch
- Oregano, a pinch
- 1~2 bay leaves
- Sugar, a pinch
- Canned whole tomatoes
- Chicken stock, as needed
Recipe 🍳
- In a preheated pan, add finely chopped bacon and diced onion and sauté together.
- Sauté until the onion turns a golden brown (caramelized) color, bringing out its natural sweetness and flavor.
- Add the ground pork and sauté until fully cooked.
- Once the meat is cooked, add basil, oregano, and bay leaves for flavor, then crush and pour in the sugar and canned whole tomatoes.
- Add a small amount of chicken stock for extra umami and mix everything evenly.
- Reduce the heat to low and simmer gently for about 1 hour, stirring occasionally, until the sauce becomes thick and rich. Finish.
- Sauté bacon and onion in a pan until caramelized golden brown.
- Add ground pork and sauté, then add basil, oregano, bay leaves, sugar, whole tomatoes, and chicken stock.
- Simmer on low heat for about 1 hour, stirring to prevent burning, and finish.
Cooking tips 💡
- Be sure to sauté the onions until golden brown without burning to infuse the sauce with deep flavor and a rich sweetness.
- Portion the finished sauce into small containers and freeze; you can conveniently use it as pasta or pizza sauce whenever needed.
- Since the sauce may stick to the bottom during long simmering, occasionally scrape the bottom with a spatula and stir.
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