Homemade taco sauce

Serves:

Ingredients

• 2 tsp (10ml) olive oil
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 small red capsicum, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tin (400g) diced tomatoes
• 1/2 cup (125ml) vegetable stock
• 1 tbsp (20ml) white vinegar
• 2 tsp cumin
• 2 tsp smokey paprika
• 1/4 tsp chilli powder (optional)
• 1 tsp sugar

Method

Heat oil in a small saucepan and add onion, capsicum and garlic with a pinch of salt.

Cook on low for 8 minutes until soft.

Add remaining ingredients and bring to the boil.  

Reduce heat and simmer gently for 5 minutes.

Leave it as is or blend/process for a smooth sauce.

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Serving Suggestions

Note

• Ideal on pizza, tacos or even with corn chips as a dip.
• If you don’t have vegetable stock you can substitute it for beef stock, which will give you a more robust flavour.
• This recipe was created by Jay Rogers for Kidspot, New Zealand's best recipe finder: You can follow Jay at The Moodie Foodie and on Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest.