Creole Tomato Sauce

Ingredients:

• 2 tbs oil
• 4 oz onions, small dice
• 4 oz celery, small dice
• 2 oz green bell pepper, small dice
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 qt Tomato sauce
• 1 bay leaf
• pinch dried thyme leaves
• Creole seasoning to taste

Sautee the vegetables in the oil until the onions are translucent. Add the tomato sauce, bay leaf, thyme, and Creole seasoning and bring to a boil. Reduce heat immediately and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove the bay leaf and adjust the seasonings.

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Michael Fritsche
mbf@fritsche.org

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