Tomato sauce with cilantro

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   Prepare all the necessary products. Take coriander fresh, young and fragrant. Tomato paste can be completely replaced with tomato juice, but only very slightly it is necessary to boil it to a denser texture.

2. Step 2:

   

   Wash the cilantro, dry it and chop it finely. I cut cilantro with cooking scissors for a finer state. But first, I wash and dry well, wrapped in a paper towel - so the pieces of greenery do not stick to the scissors.

3. Step 3:

   

   Add chopped garlic to the chopped greens. I ran a clove through the press. But you can also grate garlic on a fine grater or chop it with a sharp knife. In the absence of fresh garlic, it is allowed to replace it with garlic powder.

4. Step 4:

   

   Grind the herbs with garlic using a mortar or just a pusher.

5. Step 5:

   

   Add hops-suneli, dry adjika. In principle, you can add some of your favorite seasonings to your taste. For example, I prefer utsho-suneli - that seasoning contains fenugreek, and I really like it. Someone will prefer ground paprika and it will also come in handy, especially smoked paprika - it will give the sauce a light touch of fire.

7. Step 6:

   

   Add ground hot pepper. I have black, but it can be red, and white, and even fragrant, if you grind it with a special mill.

8. Step 7:

   

   Pour in the vinegar. It can be any fruit: apple like mine, grape, wine, raspberry, black currant and even the usual 6-9%. If you have acetic essence, dilute it with water. To get 8% vinegar, you need to take 8 tablespoons of water for 1 tablespoon of essence.

9. Step 8:

   

   Add tomato paste or boiled tomato juice. In principle, you can use ready-made ketchup, but it usually still contains some additives and flavors, so the taste of the finished sauce will change a little.

10. Step 9:

    

    Mix everything thoroughly until smooth and, if necessary, dilute with boiled chilled water to the desired sauce thickness.

11. Step 10:

    

    This sauce is great for all kinds of kebabs, fresh vegetables and vegetable salads. Even a feather of fresh green onions with such a sauce seems somehow gourmet! Bon appetit!