Mexican Table Sauce

Name: Mexican Table Sauce
Total time: 15 min
Yield: about 3 cups
Cuisine: mexican
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

By Craig Claiborne

Total Time: 15 minutes
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Ingredients

Yield:about 3 cups

2cups drained canned tomatoes, preferably imported
½cup finely chopped onion
¼cup finely chopped, loosely packed fresh coriander
1 or 2drained canned jalapeno peppers
1 or 2fresh whole jalapenos
Salt to taste if desired
¼teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

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Preparation

Step 1
Blend the tomatoes to a coarse paste in a food processor or electric blender. Pour this into a mixing bowl.
Step 2
Add the onion and coriander.
Step 3
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.
Step 4
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.