Tuco sauce is a traditional, thick meat and vegetable based tomato sauce that is from Argentina and Uruguay, which is derived from the Genoese tuccu.
Tuco sauce often includes ground meat or stewed meat, tomatoes, carrots, onions and garlic and is commonly served with polenta, pasta and other dishes like pizza and empanadas.
The key ingredients in Tuco sauce are minced or a large piece of stewed meat, like pork or beef, onions, carrots, green peppers and garlic.
And tomatoes are the primary base of the Tuco sauce.
And a secret blend of herbs and spices is often used in tuco sauce.
Tuco sauce is a versatile sauce that is used in pasta dishes as well as used as a topping for polenta, which is an Italian cornmeal dish.
Tuco sauce is also served with other dishes, like milanesa napolitana, breaded meat, pizza and empanadas.
The word "tuco" comes from the Ligurian "Genoese" word of "tuccu," which means a slow cooked meat stew with tomatoes.
Tuco sauce was brought to South America by Italian immigrants from the Genoa region of Italy.