Delicious, versatile (and easy) homemade tomato sauce – The Copper Kettle

Ingredients

• 4 echallion shallots
• 4 cloves garlic
• 2 tbsp olive oil (extra virgin)
• 4 leaves bay
• 1 tbsp oregano (dried)
• 100 ml Port wine (ruby or tawny)
• 800 grams chopped tomatoes (tinned)
• 50 ml water
• 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tsp Tabasco
• salt
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• black pepper (freshly ground)