Creole Sauce

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 tablespoons onions, thinly sliced
• 3 tablespoons green bell peppers, diced small
• 3 tablespoons celery, diced small
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 tablespoons cajun seasoning
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 1/4 cups chicken stock
• 2 1/4 cups tomato sauce
• tabasco sauce (or other vinegar based hot sauce)
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a medium saucepan until nearly smoking.
• 2 add the onion, bell pepper and celery, stir to coat with oil.
• 3 reduce heat to medium, add the garlic, spice mix and bay leaf.
• 4 cook until the vegetables are soft.
• 5 add the stock and tomato sauce.
• 6 bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer.
• 7 simmer until reduced to 2 cups.
• 8 taste, and add hot sauce, salt and pepper to taste.
• 9 remove the bay leaf, and serve.