Hot tomato sauce
12 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | tablespoons | Oil, olive |
| 2 | teaspoons | Garlic minced |
| 1 | teaspoon | Gingerroot fresh, minced |
| 1 | cup | Onion, chopped |
| 1 | can | Tomatoes (28oz) whole+puree |
| 1 | teaspoon | Sambal oelek |
| 1 | teaspoon | Soy sauce |
Directions
Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan. Add the garlic and gingerroot and cook briefly then add the onion and cook until soft. Add the tomatoes and puree breaking up the tomatoes with a wooden spoon.
Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes then add the sambal and soy sauce and simmer for 15 more minutes. Run the sauce through the coarse blade of a food mill and save until needed. To serve, reheat and correct seasonings to taste. Makes 2¾ cups. For a milder sauce, reduce the sambal. May be stored for brief periods if refrigerated. Serve with Cabbage Rolls, Spaghetti, Steamed Fish.