Salsa Roja Para Frijoles Negros

Name: Salsa Roja Para Frijoles Negros (Sweet Pepper Sauce for Black Beans)
Cuisine: Cuba
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon Spanish (hot) paprika, or cayenne; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; ⅜ pint olive oil; 6 grinds black pepper, or ¼ teaspoon; ½ lb. pimentos, chopped and the liquid from the tin; ¾ lb. tomatoes, peeled and chopped; 3 tablespoons cane vinegar; ⅛ pint tomato purée; ¼ teaspoon orégano; Salt to taste; ½ teaspoon sugar

Sweet Pepper Sauce for Black Beans

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Complete Book of Caribbean Cooking

By Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz

Published 1973

About

This is an exceptionally good sweet pepper and tomato sauce dating back to the beginning of this century. Traditionally it is served with Cuban black beans, but may be used with any meat or fish.

Ingredients

⅜ pint olive oil
¾ lb. tomatoes, peeled and chopped
2 clove

Americas
Cuba
Sauce
Gluten-free
Vegan
Caribbean

Method

Heat the oil in a saucepan and add the tomatoes. Cook, stirring with a wooden spoon until the tomatoes have disintegrated, about 5 minutes. Add all the rest of the ingredients, except the vinegar, and cook, stirring from time to time, over low heat until the sauce is thick. Remove from the heat and stir in the vinegar.