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Tomato Sauce With Orange And Basil

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Fruits Italian Fruits, Italian, Sauces, Seasonings 1 Batch

INGREDIENTS

2 lb Italian plum tomatoes
cored & coarsely chopped
2 T Fruity olive oil
2 Garlic cloves
minced or pressed
1 c Carrot, shredded
1/2 c Onion, chopped
1 T + 2 tsp. grated orange peel
colored part only
1/4 c Fresh basil, chopped
Salt and pepper, to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

Saute garlic in olive oil for 1 to 2 minutes.  Add carrots and onion
and saute until soft and tender. Add tomatoes, cover, and simmer (do
not boil) for 20 minutes. Uncover, add orange peel and basil, and
simmer another 20 minutes.  At this point, sauce can be processed
through a food mill for a  smooth, creamy texture or left as is for a
more robust sauce. In  either case, cook another 10 to 15 minutes until
sauce is thickened,  adding salt and pepper.  The editors wrote: "The
appeal of this sauce lay in its freshness,  simplicity and secret
ingredient - orange peel. Michael serves it over  fish, meat or
vegetables, as well as angel-hair pasta."  Recipe from Michael Taylor
of Cincinnati, OH in "Great Spaghetti Sauce  Cookoff" article in "The
Herb Companion." Dec. 1992/Jan. 1993, Vol.  5, No. 2.  Pg. 78. Posted
by Cathy Harned.  From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at
www.synapse.com/~gemini

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 128
Calories From Fat: 9
Total Fat: 1.1g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 93.8mg
Potassium: 966.4mg
Carbohydrates: 28.6g
Fiber: 11.4g
Sugar: 9g
Protein: 6.4g


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