Yellow tomato sauce Recipe

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Yellow tomato sauce

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Ingredients:

1	large	Onion, diced
5		Garlic cloves, minced
1/2	cup	Fruity olive oil
6	lbs	Yellow tomatoes, peeled
		-seeded and cut into chunks
		-(may use red tomatoes)
1/2	cup	Tomato paste
2	small	Canned chipotle chiles
		-chopped
2		Epazote leaves (a pungent
		-Mexican herb available in
		-Latin markets)
1/2	bunch	Cilantro, chopped

Procedures:

1	In a stainless steel saucepan, saute the onion in olive oil until soft.
2	Add garlic and saute briefly.
3	Add tomatoes, tomato paste, chiles and epazote.
4	Simmer 15 minutes.
5	Add chopped cilantro and season to taste with salt and pepper.
6	Puree, if desired, for a smoother texture.
7	Makes approximately 2 quarts (about 8 servings).
8	Sauce may be refrigerated up to two weeks or frozen for up to six months.
9	Note: if good vine-ripened tomatoes are not available, substitute three 28-ounce cans pear-shaped tomatoes, drained.
10	Another variation is to add 1 teaspoon toasted, ground cumin seed to the sauce.
11	Fresh serrano or jalapeno chiles may be substituted for the chipotle chiles.
12	Nutritional analysis per serving: 215.3 calories; 13.1 grams total fat; (1.8 grams saturated fat); 2.8 grams protein; 19.4 grams carbohydrates; 0 milligrams cholesterol; 19.1 milligrams sodium