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Basic Fresh Tomato Picante Sauce
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Picante is a variation on the word "piquant". The Spanish word implies a hot, spicy flavor. Picante sauce can vary in heat levels but it almost always contains some sort of hot pepper, like jalapeno. This version isn't overly hot and can be adjusted to suit your tastes.
serves/makes:
ready in:
under 30 minutes
under 30 minutes
9 reviews
ingredients
1 large white onion
1 fresh jalapeno pepper
OR
1/4 cup canned jalapenos
6 medium tomatoes
6 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon granulated sugar
1 tablespoon fresh, crushed cilantro
OR
1 teaspoon dried cilantro
directions
Remove the skin from the onion and chop into 1/4-inch pieces.
Remove the stems from the jalapeno (if using fresh) and tomatoes and chop into 1/4-inch pieces.
Preheat the oil to medium temperature in a large frying pan. Add the onions and saute for about 10 minutes or until tender but not brown. Add the remaining ingredients. Turn heat to medium-low and simmer for about 10 minutes.
For a less spicy sauce, keep the jalapeno whole and remove it after simmering the mixture.
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hoochie
nutrition data
19 calories, 2 grams fat, 1 grams carbohydrates, 0 grams protein per tablespoon. This recipe is low in sodium. This recipe is low in carbs.
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reviews & comments
July 28, 2020
I made this recipe this morning using ingredients from my garden. I added some garlic and used my food processor to grind it all up into smaller chunks as I didn't want it to be so chunky. Delicious and simple. This recipe is a keeper.
September 3, 2019
Very easy simple and good! I added garlic cloves and cooked it for about 45 minutes!! I also used a fresh whole jalpeno from my garden!
July 25, 2017
very easy, but it has too much oil, I used half, and it was the right consistency, and good flavor
June 28, 2014
This basic picante sauce is a great base recipe.
November 5, 2013
I cut the recipe in half to test it and it turned out really good. I'll be making the full recipe next time.
July 18, 2013
Very easy basic recipe with lots of fresh ingredients. It's exactly they recipe I was looking for as I'm trying to make most of our meals now using very few canned or boxed ingredients. I don't can but I think I will try freezing this to see how it will store that way because I would like to keep some on hand even though it's pretty simple to make up a batch.
July 6, 2013
I omitted the sugar like the other reviewer suggested. People think that to cut acidity with tomatoes you need to add sugar but really you need to add salt. I also pulsed the vegies in my food processor so they were finely chopped. In my opinion picante sauce shouldn't be a chunky as salsa.
July 3, 2012
This is a very good healthy recipe. It is also a good base/starter recipe. I used fresh/organic ingredients and deleted the sugar. i added ground cumin and organic tomato paste to tighten it up a bit. Next time, I want to fire-roast the peppers and tomatoes and try it with chipotle and maybe add a little roasted garlic. i can see all kinds of ways to change this up and make it that "go-to" recipe for healthy fresh homemade picante sauce.
July 13, 2011
Fantastic sauce, very easy to make, I turned it into a chicken picante and baked it in the oven with shredded cheese for a few mins