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    • Chile-Tomato Sauce

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    Sauce 12 Servings

    INGREDIENTS

    1 md Onion; minced
    2 tb Salad oil
    3 1/2 c Tomato puree
    2 Cloves garlic; minced or pressed
    4 tb Chile powder
    1/2 ts Ground cumin
    1/4 ts Oregano leaves; crumbled
    1 ts Salt

    INSTRUCTIONS

    Kathy Peacock <KPEACOCK@stac.com> Chile powder instead of a paste from
dried chiles make this sauce easier to prepare: In a pan, cook onion in oil
over medium heat just until limp.  Add tomato puree and garlic. Gradually
stir in chili powder.  Add cumin, oregano, and salt. Cover and simmer for
30 minutes, stirring frequently, to blend flavors. Pour through wire
strainer.  Makes about 3 cups.
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