Portuguesa Sauce

Name: Portuguesa Sauce (Salsa Portuguesa)
Cuisine: Argentine
Ingredients: 3 beefsteak tomatoes, chopped; 1 green (bell) pepper, sliced; 1 bay leaf; few sprigs of fresh thyme; 15 ml/1 tbsp paprika; 15 ml/1 tbsp dried oregano; salt and ground black pepper; salt and ground black pepper; 2 garlic cloves, sliced; 1 red (bell) pepper, sliced; 45 ml/3 tbsp olive oil; 2 Spanish (Bermuda) onions, sliced

Salsa Portuguesa

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food and Cooking of Argentina

By Cesar Bartolini

Published 2014

About

Characterized by colourful, richly-flavoured ingredients, this sauce, which is often used with oven-baked dishes, is typical of the recipes that were brought by the Portuguese who came into Argentina from Brazil.

Ingredients

45 ml/3 tbsp olive oil
2 Spanish (Bermuda) onions, sliced

Americas
Europe
Argentina
Portugal
Brazil
Sauce
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Heat the oil in a pan and add the onions. Cook over a low heat for 2–3 minutes, stirring occasionally until beginning to soften.
Add the garlic and peppers and cook for a further 3 minutes, stirring frequently.