Southern-Style Spanish Tomato Sauce | Salsa de Tomate a la Andaluza
Ingredients
- 12 tomatoes
- 1/2 green bell pepper
- 1/2 onion
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 30 ml
- 5 cloves garlic
- 1/2 tsp sweet smoked Spanish paprika 1.15 grams
- 1 tbsp sherry vinegar 15 ml
- 2 tbsp finely chopped parsley
- pinch sea salt
- dash black pepper
- dash granulated sugar
Instructions
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Finely grate 12 fresh tomatoes into a large bowl, you want to end up with about 2 1/2 cups (560 grams) of grated tomato, then mix together and set aside
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Finely chop 1/2 green bell pepper, finely dice 1/2 onion and roughly chop 5 cloves of garlic
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Heat a large fry pan with a medium heat and add in 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
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After 2 minutes, add in the onions, green bell pepper and garlic, mix together with the olive oil, after 5 minutes and the onion is translucent, add in 1/2 tsp sweet smoked paprika and 1 tbsp sherry vinegar, give it a quick mix, then add in the grated tomato, season with sea salt, black pepper and a kiss of granulated sugar, mix together and simmer
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After 16 to 18 minutes and the tomato sauce has thickened up, add in 2 tbsp finely chopped parsley, turn off the heat, mix together and remove the pan from the stove top, serve warm or even chilled, enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Get some Spanish Sherry Vinegar