Creole Tomato Sauce

Called Salsa Crolla Cocida, this is one of many similar sauces from teh Dominican Republic, where tomatoes are heavily employed in cooking. Recipe comes from Island Cooking: Recipes of Caribbean Cooking.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Yields: 1 cup

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup olive oil
• 1  onion, finely chopped
• 1  large tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped
• 1  fresh  hot pepper, seeded and minced
• 1  tablespoon vinegar
•  salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

1. Heat the oil in the skillet, add the onion, and saute until soft.
2. Add the tomato, hot pepper and salt and pepper to taste.
3. Stir until the sauce combines and is think.
4. Stir in the vinegar and cook for another 2 minutes.
5. Serve warm or cold with meat or fish.