Creole Sauce

Name: Creole Sauce
Yield: Makes 2½ cups (600 ml)
Ingredients: ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons (85 g) vegan margarine; 6 tomatoes, thinly sliced; 2 teaspoons onion powder; 2 teaspoons tomato paste; 2 cups (480 ml) water; 1 teaspoon Madras curry powder; 1 teaspoon mild paprika; 1 teaspoon black pepper; 4 garlic cloves, chopped; 2 onions, thinly sliced; 1 teaspoon minced fresh parsley; 1 to 2 teaspoons Bajan Pepper Sauce (see Island Tip); 1½ to 2 teaspoons pink or sea salt, or to taste

Preparation info

Makes
2½ cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Caribbean Vegan

By Taymer Mason

Published 2021

About

If there is a multipurpose gravy in the Caribbean, it’s this sauce. It’s similar to Onion Gravy, but the tomato paste gives it a bright orange color. It’s terrific on Cou-Cou.

Ingredients

¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons (85 g) vegan margarine
6

Sauce
Gluten-free
Vegan
Caribbean

Method

Heat the margarine in a large saucepan over low heat. Add the tomatoes and onions and sauté until the tomatoes begin to release their juice and the onions start to become translucent.
Add the garlic, raise the heat to medium, and cook for 3 minutes.
Stir in the pepper, paprika, and curry powder, then stir in the water and tomato paste. Cook for 5 minutes