Hot Tomato Sauce Recipe

A very spicy tomato sauce, which can be made a little milder if desired by reducing the amount of Sambal oelek. Perfect served with cabbage rolls and steamed fish

• Meal Type: Sauce
• Ethnicity: Chinese
• Holiday Category: N/A
• Preparation Time: 15-30 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 tb Oil, olive
• 1 ts Ginger, minced
• 1 c Tomatoes (28oz) whole+puree
• 1 ts Soy sauce
• 2 ts Garlic minced
• 1 c Onion, chopped
• 1 ts Sambal oelek

Directions

1. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan
2. Add the garlic and gingerroot and cook briefly then add the onion and cook until soft
3. Add the tomatoes and puree breaking up the tomatoes with a wooden spoon
4. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes then add the sambal and soy sauce and simmer for 15 more minutes
5. Run the sauce through the coarse blade of a food mill and save until needed
6. To serve, reheat and correct seasonings to taste
7. Makes 2 3/4 cups
8. For a milder sauce, reduce the sambal
9. May be stored for brief periods if refrigerated