Lemony Tomato Sauce and Bacon with Pasta

 This slight variation on the basic tomato sauce, it's delicious and has a slight tang to it.




 400g tin chopped tomatoes
1 large (or 2 small) onion
salt and pepper to taste
1 clove of garlic
2tsp olive oil
2tsp fresh herbs, chopped
grated rind and juice of 1/4 of a lemon
3 pieces of streaky bacon
Pasta

Step 1
Finely chop the onion and garlic. Heat the olive oil in a saucepan, and add the onion and garlic reducing the heat. Sweat on a low heat for about 5 minutes and stir with a wooden spoon until the onion goes translucent.

Step 2
Add the tomatoes to the pan add the rind and juice of the lemon, and increase the heat to bring to a simmer and reduce.Season with salt and pepper add some sugar slowly, tasting as you go making sure to keep the lemon flavour but sweetening to lessen the acidity. Take the sauce off the heat and add the herbs.

Step 3
Meanwhile boil some water for the pasta, and add the bacon to a frying pan over a low heat. Once cooked cut the bacon into strips, drain the pasta and place into a bowl first, top with the sauce and then ass the bacon strips.


With this recipe you don't need any oil for the bacon as the low heat will allow bacon to cook in its own fat. You can also add a litte sauce to a pan and add the drained pasta, then shake or mix to coat the pasta with the sauce, as it allows you to use less sauce and keep the flavour while having less.