Best Light Mexican Tomato Sauce Caldillo De Jitomate Recipes

Salsa de Jitomate Cocida: Cooked Tomato Sauce image

Provided by Food Network

Time 25m

Yield about 2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 5

3 medium tomatoes (about 1 pound), broiled
1/4 onion, roughly chopped
1 small clove garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
2 tablespoons peanut or safflower oil
1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste

Steps:

Blend the tomatoes, onion, and garlic to a fairly smooth sauce (it should have some texture).
Heat the oil, add the sauce and salt, and cook over a medium flame for about 8 minutes until it has thickened and is well seasoned.

Light Mexican Tomato Sauce: Caldillo De Jitomate image

Provided by Mami J

Categories Sauces

Time 7m

Yield 1 cup, 2-4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

2 roma tomatoes
1 slice onion, a 1 1/2 inch piece is good
1 -2 dried arbol chile (or 1 fresh serrano, 1/2 fresh jalapeno, or 1 dried guajillo)
salt, to taste

Steps:

Place the tomatoes, onion and chiles in a small sauce pan with enough.water to almost cover the tomatoes. Cook until the tomatoes are soft. Then puree them in a blender with salt to taste and some of the cooking liquid, adjusting the amount to achieve the texture that you like.
Some people add a little powdered chicken stock (Knorr Suiza). You can add a bit of garlic too. If you are pouring this over fried eggs you can either pour it over them in the same pan where they cooked and let the sauce simmer a little or you can just pour it over the eggs right in the serving plate (I prefer this method-less fat!). You can also use this sauce for chilaquiles, but in this can be fried in a little oil or added to the fried tortillas in the pan where they were fried. I like my chilaquiles crunchy so I fry the sauce separately in about a tsp of oil.
This sauce is so basic that herbs such as oregano or cilantro can be added and the flavor can be changed completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 14.9, Fat 0.1, Sodium 3.5, Carbohydrate 3.3, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 2, Protein 0.6

Sarita's Multi Purpose Tomato Sauce image

Provided by Chef Sarita in Aust

Time 15m

Yield 2 cups sauce, 5-7 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 (8 ounce) can of regular tomato sauce
1/4 cup sliced onion
1/4 cup sliced green bell pepper
1/2 a roman tomatoes, thinly sliced
4 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon ketchup
1 teaspoon cumin
salt
16 ounces water (an 8 oz can of tomato sauce filled twice)
cilantro, a couple of leaves

Steps:

On medium high, melt butter in small sauce pan. Add the onions, bell pepper and tomato. Let veggies saute in butter for about 2-3 minutes.
Add Tomato sauce, ketchup and water. Stir and add the cumin. Add salt to taste, add cilantro and let simmer for about 5-7 minutes or until the sauce has thickened enough to cover the back of a metal spoon when dipped in the sauce.
Serve on top of cabbage salads or on the side as a dipping sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 107.6, Fat 9.5, SaturatedFat 5.9, Cholesterol 24.4, Sodium 342, Carbohydrate 6, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 3.5, Protein 1.1

Tomato Sauce image

Yield Makes about 2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 1/2 lb tomatoes, coarsely chopped, or 1 (14- to 15-oz) can whole tomatoes in juice, including juice
1/3 cup water (3/4 cup if using canned tomatoes)
2 teaspoons chopped garlic
3 tablespoons chopped white onion
1 large fresh green serrano chile, coarsely chopped (including seeds)
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste

Steps:

Blend all ingredients in a blender until very smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Pour through a medium-mesh sieve into a 1 1/2- to 2-quart heavy saucepan, pressing hard on and then discarding solids. Gently simmer sauce, uncovered, stirring occasionally and skimming froth, until sauce is slightly thickened and reduced to about 2 cups, 10 to 15 minutes.