---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.04 Title: French Tomato Sauce Categories: New imports, Sauces Yield: 4 servings 3 TB olive oil 4 oz bacon, -- diced 1 c carrot -- chopped 1 c onion -- chopped 1/4 c flour 6 1/2 lb fresh tomatoes, skinned, -- : seeded, and diced 1 TB garlic -- chopped 4 c light stock 1 1/2 TB sugar : Salt and pepper In a large sauce pot heat oil, and add the bacon and cook until slightly crispy. Add the carrots and onions, cover and slowly cook for 20 minutes. Add a dusting of flour to the vegetables and cook until the flour turns golden. Add the tomatoes, garlic, and stock. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 2 hours. Add the sugar and season with salt and pepper. Carefully puree with a hand mixer and strain through a fine sieve. Yield :1 1/2 to 2 quart Recipe By : ESSENCE OF EMERIL SHOW Date: 09/26/96 -----