French Tomato Sauce

Name: French Tomato Sauce
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons tomato concentrate; 6-8 ripe tomatoes, sliced; 1 tablespoon flour; 1 bouquet garni (1 sprig each thyme, marjoram and parsley); 1 stalk celery, finely chopped; 1 onion, finely chopped; 2 tablespoons finely chopped ham; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 small turnip, finely chopped; 1 small carrot, finely chopped; lemon juice; sugar; salt and freshly ground black pepper; ½ pint well-flavoured beef stock

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Robert Carrier Cookbook

By Robert Carrier

Published 1965

About

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons finely chopped ham
1 small

Europe
France
Sauce
Mediterranean

Method

Melt butter in a thick-bottomed saucepan; add finely chopped ham and vegetables, and sauté mixture until onion is transparent and soft. Stir in sliced tomatoes and tomato concentrate; simmer for a minute or two; sprinkle with flour and mix well. Then add bouquet garni and beef stock, and simmer gently, stirring continuously, until sauce comes to a boil. Season to taste with salt and fres