Salsa de Tomate Frito (Fried Tomato Sauce)

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Salsa de Tomate Frito (Fried Tomato Sauce)

Salsa de Tomate Frito (Fried Tomato Sauce) is a traditional Gibraltarian recipe for a classic sauce of fried tomatoes cooked with olive oil and flavoured with sugar and sherry vinegar. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Gibraltarian version of: Fried Tomato Sauce (Salsa de Tomate Frito).

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

100 minutes

Total Time:

120 minutes

Serves:

Rating:

Tags : Sauce Recipes Gibraltar Recipes

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This is a classic Spanish tomato sauce that's also a part of the cuisine of Gibraltar.

Ingredients:

3.5kg tomatoes, into chunks
100ml extra-virgin olive oil
1 Spanish onion
1 head of garlic
50g brown sugar
1 tsp salt
4 tbsp Sherry vinegar

Method:

Set a large pan over medium heat. Add the olive oil and when hot use to fry the onion and garlic for about 8 minutes, until soft and translucent.

Season with salt and freshly-ground black pepper then add the tomatoes. Fry the mixture, stirring constantly, for 1 hour.

Stir in the sugar and vinegar, return to a simmer and continue cooking for 30 minutes.

You can either use the sauce as is or you can process with a stick blender to make it smooth.