Simple Tomato-And-Onion Sauce (Southern African)
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 large onion, peeled and sliced
- fat (for frying) or oil
- 1 (15 ounce) can chopped tomatoes (OR use 6 large fresh chopped tomatoes)
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
- 1 -2 teaspoon chopped hot pepper (fresh or dried, to taste) (optional)
directions
- In a pot, fry the onion in oil, fat or lard. Stir often, until onion turn pale brown.
- Add the tomatoes and rest of ingredients.
- It's best to cover the pot and simmer until nicely thickened, or leave open and stir often.
- Add any extras you like while it cooks, such as gravy or a little ground meat. To thicken and brown the simple sauce, sauce powder (like Bisto) is often stirred into a little lukewarm water, and added.
- You can also add a few dashes of Worcestershire sauce.
- Serve over pap/sadza/ugali (and there are many other names for it in the various languages!) Of course, if it is available, this would be served with a meat stew or grilled meat. If meats are not on the menu, this is the meal. Sometimes spinach or swiss chard is added to the plate as a side veggie.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Zurie
South Africa
I'm a widow, retired, and I love cooking. I live on the coast in South Africa and I love seafood. You're welcome to my recipes (all kinds, definitely not just seafood!) Just remember that no recipe is ever cast in stone -- adjust to your taste!
The photo was taken at a rustic seaside restaurant on our West Coast, approx 1 year ago (2016).