Aparnabiata Sauce
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1- 1/2 cup Yellow Onion Roughly Chopped
- 4 cloves Garlic, Finely Chopped
- 1 cup Green Bell Pepper, Diced
- 1 cup Frozen Stir-fry Veggies
- 1 can Petite Diced Tomatoes, 15-oz. Can
- 3/4 cans Crushed Tomato, 28-oz. Can
- 1/2 teaspoons Dried Oregano
- 1/2 teaspoons Dried Basil
- 4 ounces, weight Tomato Paste
- 3 Tablespoons Red Wine Vinegar
- 7 dashes Frank's Red Hot Sauce
- 1- 1/2 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
- 1- 1/2 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
- 12 ounces, weight Boca (Vegetarian) Meat Crumbles (frozen)
- 1.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- When the skillet is hot, add the onions and cook for 3-5 minutes.
- Create a small bed so your garlic wont burn and then add the garlic.
- Cook for another 2-3 minutes.
- 2.
- Next add the bell pepper and stir-fry veggies.
- I actually had frozen diced bell pepper, so I used that.
- By all means, use fresh veggies if you want!
- 3.
- Drain some of the liquid from the can of diced tomatoes, then add the diced tomatoes.
- 4.
- Add half the herbs and stir.
- 5.
- Add the crushed tomatoes and rest of the herbs, and stir well to combine all the ingredients.
- 6.
- Salt and pepper your dish at this point (dont add too much though!
- ).
- 7.
- Add in the tomato paste.
- Most cans of tomato paste come in 6-oz.
- cans, so use about 3/4 of that can.
- 8.
- Let the sauce come to a mild boil (let it simmer for up to 10-12 minutes).
- 9.
- Once the sauce has been bubbling away, add in the red wine vinegar, hot sauce, red pepper flakes and the cayenne pepper.
- Stir and taste.
- I had to do this a few times because I kept thinking it wasnt spicy enough.
- So I added a lot more pepper flakes and a lot more cayenne pepper.
- Yum!
- 10.
- In the last 5 minutes of cook time, add in the Boca crumbles.
- They just need to heat through.
- You may need to season a bit more with herbs, salt, pepper, or other spices.
- 11.
- Serve warm with your favorite pasta.
- What you dont use will last a while in the freezer.
- Enjoy!
olive oil, onion, garlic, green bell pepper, tomatoes, tomato, oregano, dried basil, red wine vinegar, s red, red pepper, cayenne pepper, vegetarian
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/aparnabiata-sauce/ (may not work)