Spanish Sauce Recipe

Spanish Sauce Recipe

The Spanish sauce is a spicy tomato sauce made with sauteed onions, green peppers, mushrooms and garlic.

NOTE: This recipe calls for 1 quart of the classic tomato sauce, which is one of the five so-called mother sauces of the culinary arts. You could instead use 1 quart of basic tomato pasta sauce, which is easier to make.

Prep Time: 5?minutes

Cook Time: 20?minutes

Total Time: 25?minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 quart tomato sauce
• 1 cup sliced mushrooms
• 1 cup chopped onions
• ? cup diced green pepper
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• Kosher salt, to taste
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• Tabasco sauce (or another hot pepper sauce), to taste

Preparation:

1. In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, saute the onions, green pepper and garlic until the onions are translucent, about 5 minutes.
   
2. Add the mushrooms and continue to saute until the mushrooms are soft.
   
3. Add the tomato sauce, bring to a simmer and cook for about 5 minutes.
   
4. Season with the salt, pepper and Tabasco and serve right away.

Makes about 1 quart of Spanish Sauce.

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