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Basic Picante sauce

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A Mexican tomato based sauce using Jalapeno chiles, onion and coriander. This sauce is cooked and can be used in recipes that call for a tomato based sauce such as burritos, enchiladas or chimichangas. The Picante salsa is the uncooked version of this sauce and it uses similar ingredients. Salsa Picante can be used as a dip with tortilla chips or as a side dish with many Mexican dishes.

Ingredients

  • 1 large onion, finely chopped
  • 1 fresh jalapeno pepper, finely chopped
  • 6 medium ripe tomatoes, seeded and finely chopped
  • 6 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 clove garlic (minced)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp granulated sugar
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh cilantro (coriander)

Method

Heat the oil over medum in a saucepan. Saute the onio for about 10 minutes, until soft and transluscent. Add the remaining ingredients, stir, reduce heat and simmer for 10 more minutes.

For a milder version, use 1/2 or 1/3 of the jalapeno chili.

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