Title: Tomatnyi Sous - Russian Tomato Sauce
Categories: Russian Side Vegetable
Yield: 2 Cups

1	tb	Tomato paste
1 1/2	lb	Tomato, fresh, chopped
1		Garlic clove crushed
1		Green pepper, sm, chopped
1		Onion lg, chopped
1	ts	Salt
1/2	ts	Black pepper
1/2	ts	Basil dried
1/2	ts	Hot pepper sauce
1	tb	Flour
1	tb	Butter
1/2	ts	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. Origin: Chef Petra Ekanobanov, Arbot Gate Pub, Moscow-CIS, circa 1994

From: Don Houston Date: 24 Jan 97 National Cooking Echo Ä

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