Vegetable Sauce

Name: Vegetable Sauce
Ingredients: 2 medium tomatoes; 1 onion; 2 carrots (peeled); 1 red bell pepper; 8 ounces tomato sauce; 1 tablespoon sun-dried tomatoes or 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 3 stalks celery; 2 stalks green onions or 2 stalks scallions; 1 teaspoon basil (minced); 1 teaspoon garlic powder or 1 teaspoon minced garlic clove; 4 bay leaves; 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil or 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon red chili pepper (berbere); 1 teaspoon paprika; salt and black pepper

15 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

2 medium tomatoes
1 onion
2 carrots (peeled)
1 red bell pepper
8 ounces tomato sauce
1 tablespoon sun-dried tomatoes or 1 tablespoon tomato paste
3 stalks celery
2 stalks green onions or 2 stalks scallions
1 teaspoon basil (minced)
1 teaspoon garlic powder or 1 teaspoon minced garlic clove
4 bay leaves
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil or 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon red chili pepper (berbere)
1 teaspoon paprika
salt and black pepper

Directions

1

Clean, rinse and chop the vegetables.
2

In a big cooking pan, mix all ingredients together except salt and black.
3

Cook it for 15 minutes.
4

Add black pepper and salt to taste; cook for five minutes; remove from heat.
5

P.S. The sauce could be used with rice; for garnishing baked fish or meat and as a dipping sauce.