astray recipes: Piquant red sauce

Categories: New; Vegtime7
Yield: 8 servings

Measure	Ingredient
1 tablespoon	Olive oil
3	Cloves garlic; minced
¼ teaspoon	Crushed red pepper flakes
½ teaspoon	Dried thyme or tarragon
¼ teaspoon	Sugar
½ cup	Vodka or dry white wine
28 ounces	Canned whole tomatoes in juice
	Chopped and juices reserved
¾ cup	Half-and-half or light cream
¼ cup	Loosely packed fresh basil leaves; finely chopped
	(optional)
	Salt and freshly ground black pepper; to taste

MAKES 4 CUPS LACTO

If you cook with dairy products, this tangy red sauce is a good choice for tubular pasta, such as penne or rigatoni.

In large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring often, 1 minute. (Do not let it brown.) Add red pepper flakes, thyme or tarragon, sugar and vodka or wine. Simmer until liquid is reduced by half, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and juice and simmer 10 minutes. Add half-and-half and cook 1 minute. (Do not allow to boil.) Remove from heat and stir in basil if desired. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

PER ½-CUP SERVING: 105 CAL.; 2G PROT.; 4G TOTAL FAT (2G SAT. FAT); 6G CARB.; 8MG CHOL.; 230MG SOD.; 1G FIBER.

Converted by MC_Buster.

By Kathleen <schuller@...> on Apr 24, 1999.

Recipe by: Vegetarian Times Magazine, November 1997, page 62 Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

piquant red sauce