Basic Cooked Tomato Sauce / Salsa De Jitomate

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Basic Cooked Tomato Sauce / Salsa De Jitomate Ingredients

1 1/2 lb Red-ripe tomatoes or 1 28 oz	1/4 c Chopped cilantro or
1 lg White onion; chopped	2 tb Dried Mexican oregano
6 Cloves garlic; peeled	1 ts Kosher salt
4 Red jalapeno or serrano	8 Grinds of black pepper
; if red are	1 tb Sugar; (1 to 2)
Unavailable; chopped	1 tb Vegetable oil

Instructions for Basic Cooked Tomato Sauce / Salsa De Jitomate

Roughly chop the tomatoes and put them in a processor or blender container. Add the onion, garlic, chiles, herbs, salt pepper, and sugar. Blend. Stir down everything in the blender, scraping the sides, pulsing themachine and keeping a little texture--tis is not a completely smooth sauce. Heat the oil in a deep pot and add the blended ingredients. Bring to a boil and boil uncovered for 2 mnutes. Taste for seasoning. If the tomatoes are acidic, add an additional tablespoon of sugar and continue cooking for 3 minutes. Per serving: 237 Calories (kcal); 14g Total Fat; (50% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 28g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 1886mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 3 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2 Fat; 1 Other Carbohydrates Recipe by: Meatless Mexican Home Cooking ~ Nancy Zaslavsky Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.

Main Ingredient: TomatoesCuisine: Uncategorized