Onion and garlic Sicilian sauce

Description

Luckily, there are several ways to get that Sicilian sauce just right. Here's one example, a fine tomato-based concoction just right for fish dishes.

Summary

Yield
Servings
SourceItalian cuisine
Prep time
15 minutes
Cooking time
Total time
15 minutes

Ingredients

4  
tomatoes (plum tomatoes)
4  
spring onions
2 clv
garlic
1 T
olive oil
8 leaf
basil (fresh basil leaves)
1 ds
chili sauce (hot chili sauce)

Instructions

Preparation is simplicity itself in this case.

  1. Peel the tomatoes and chop them into small cubes.
  2. Then do likewise for the onions.
  3. Crush the garlic and the basil leaves.
  4. Add the chili sauce and the olive oil, then dump it all into a blender.
  5. Puree for about 30 seconds and, voila!

Notes

Add more garlic if you like it.

Although part of Italy, Sicily has often gone its own way politically. That same independent spirit is found in the cuisine of this sun-drenched island, and most particularly in its fine sauces.