MEXICAN TABLE SAUCE

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Provided by Craig Claiborne

Time 15m

Yield about 3 cups

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 cups drained canned tomatoes, preferably imported
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/4 cup finely chopped, loosely packed fresh coriander
1 or 2 drained canned jalapeno peppers
1 or 2 fresh whole jalapenos
Salt to taste if desired
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

Blend the tomatoes to a coarse paste in a food processor or electric blender. Pour this into a mixing bowl.
Add the onion and coriander.
Trim off the stem ends of the canned and fresh jalapeno peppers. Do not remove the seeds. Add the peppers to a food processor or electric blender.
Blend the peppers until they are coarse-fine. Do not puree them to a paste. Add the peppers a little at a time to the bowl. After each addition taste the sauce, and add more peppers according to taste. Add salt and pepper and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 21, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 5 grams, Fat 0 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 240 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams