Spicy Tomato Sauce

Name: Spicy Tomato Sauce (Salsa de Tomate Picante)
Yield: Makes about 1¾ cups
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 1 large pinch of sugar; Coarse salt (kosher or sea); 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); Coarse salt (kosher or sea); 4½ teaspoons olive oil; 1 small onion, minced; ¼ teaspoon ground cumin; 1 medium-size pinch of crushed red pepper flakes; 3 garlic cloves, chopped; ¾ teaspoon smoked sweet Spanish paprika

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

Europe
Spain
Sauce
Starter
Mediterranean
Gluten-free
Vegan
Spicy

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