VOLUME 1 - Kilimanjaro Foods

Tomatnyi Sous - Russian Tomato Sauce
Servings
T tomato paste
1/2 lb tomato,fresh, chopped
garlic clove,Crushed
green pepper,sm, chopped
onion lg,chopped
t salt
1/2 t black pepper
1/2 t basil,Dried
1/2 t hot pepper sauce
1 T flour
1 T butter
1/2 t sugar (or honey)
Saute the garlic, onion, and the green pepper in the olive oil until
soft but not browned. Stir in the tomatos, salt, pepper, basil, &
the hot sauce. Cover and simmer for 25 minutes. Dump mixture
into blender
and puree for 1 minute. Melt butter in a saucepan then stir in the
flour and cook for 3-5 minutes. Stir in the puree and add the tomato
paste & sugar. Simmer for 10 more minutes. This may be
refrigerated for 4 days or frozen. It is used in many Russian recipes.