Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 red peppers (chopped)
• 2 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1 medium red onion (diced)
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 tablespoon dried cilantro
• 1 teaspoon minced ginger (optional)
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 (19 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Recipe

• 1 in a skillet heat the olive oil (i prefer a cast iron one) sauté and slightly char over medium high heat 3 of the cut up red peppers, 3/4 of the onion. stir continuously to prevent burning. this will only take about 5 minutes. add the garlic and reduce the heat to medium. cook and stir for another minute or two.
• 2 transfer this to a blender and add gradually the canned diced tomatoes,cilantro, cumin, ginger and the remaining uncooked red pepper and onion and blend until smooth (about 30 seconds).
• 3 pour this back into the skillet, reduce heat to low simmer. add the tomato paste and vinegar. simmer and stir once in a while for about 15 minutes.