Ingredients:
2 tablespoons oil, olive
2 teaspoons garlic, minced
1 teaspoon ginger, minced
1 cup onions, chopped
1 cup canned tomatoes ( plus puree)
1 teaspoon sambal oelek
1 teaspoon soy sauce
Directions:
Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan.
Add the garlic and gingerroot and cook briefly then add the onion and cook until soft.
Add the tomatoes and puree breaking up the tomatoes with a wooden spoon.
Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes then add the sambal and soy sauce and simmer for 15 more minutes.
Run the sauce through the coarse blade of a food mill and save until needed.
To serve, reheat and correct seasonings to taste.
For a milder sauce, reduce the sambal.
May be stored for brief periods if refrigerated.
Serve with Cabbage Rolls, Spaghetti, Steamed Fish.
Servings: Serve
Time preparation: 0 min.
Time total: 15 min.