Homemade Pasta Sauce

OK, everyone buys ready packed pasta sauces because their cheap and come in handy. But what if you want to make it your own? ever thought of it? Well most people would not want to take the trouble to that, but I just had this funky idea of making it, rather than going out and buying those pre-made ones, partly as I feel that there is more control over the flavour of the sauce and what goes in it...

Ingredients:

6 tomatoes

4 tbsp thick tomato sauce, or tomato puree

1 red onion

1 red capsicum

150g minced pork

4 clove garlic, or more

50 g champignons, or more

2 tbsp thyme

2 tbsp oregano

1 tbsp basil

Sugar, Salt and Pepper to taste

Olive Oil

Method:

1. Boil the tomatoes in a pot of water, take out when the tomato skin starts to wrinkle.

2. Heat up 4 tbsp of olive oil in a pot, add in diced onion, use sugar to caramelize the onions. Add in diced garlic and stir fry until aromatic.

3. Stir in mince pork and chopped capsicum and the champignons. Add tomato sauce and seasoning.

4.Squash the boiled tomatoes into the pot. Stir and mix everything well. Add in the herbs at this point.

5. Add 3-4 cups of water, cover with lid and bring to boil, then turn to low heat and simmer for about 5-10 minutes. Done, stir in a good drizzle of olive oil until thick and smooth. Serve with pasta or rice.

NOTE: The main reason I prefer to make my own pasta sauce is that I big chunks of the ingredients in the sauce, makes the eating process more sensational as you have to bite more and get more out of the texture of the sauce and the pasta.