Tomato spaghetti with bacon and sage

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 2 m.-sized onion(s)
• 100 g bacon
• 2 sprigs of sage, fresh or 1 tsp dried
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 can of tomatoes (850 ml)
• some salt
• some pepper, white
• 500g spaghetti
• 2 tomatoes
• 50 g cheese, hard cheese (Pecorino or Parmesan)

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 35 minutes

Peel and finely dice the onions. Finely dice the bacon. Pick the sage leaves from 1 stalk, wash them, and cut them into fine strips. Fry the onions and bacon in hot oil. Add the canned tomatoes with their juice and roughly chop them. Season with salt, pepper, and sage. Simmer over medium heat for about 10 minutes. Add the spaghetti to plenty of boiling salted water and cook according to the instructions. Trim, wash, quarter, and deseed the tomatoes. Then finely dice and heat in the sauce, season to taste. Drain the spaghetti and serve with the sauce. Grate the cheese over the spaghetti. Garnish with the remaining sage.