Spicy Tomato Sauce

Name: Spicy Tomato Sauce (Salsa de Tomate Picante)
Yield: Makes about 1¾ cups
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 4½ teaspoons olive oil; 1 large pinch of sugar; 1 small onion, minced; ¼ teaspoon ground cumin; ¾ teaspoon smoked sweet Spanish paprika; 3 garlic cloves, chopped; 1 medium-size pinch of crushed red pepper flakes; 1 can (15 ounces) peeled plum tomatoes, chopped, with their liquid (about 1½ cups); 2 teaspoons distilled white vinegar; Tabasco sauce; Coarse salt (kosher or sea)

Salsa de Tomate Picante

Preparation info

Makes about
1¾ cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Spanish Table

By Anya von Bremzen

Published 2005

About

I’ve purposely proportioned this recipe so that you’ll have some left over. It keeps for several days and is delicious with just about anything.

Ingredients

4½ teaspoons olive oil
1 small onion, minced
3 garlic cloves, chopped

Method

Heat the olive oil in a heavy medium-size saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until limp but not browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the paprika, cumin, and red pepper flakes and stir for a few seconds. Add the tomatoes with their liquid and ½ cup water and bring to a simmer. Cover the saucepan and simmer until the tomatoes have cooked down to a puree, 15 to 20 minutes, st