Red Pepper Sauce
- 10 red peppers
- 8 ounces Hunts tomato sauce, no salt added (they have a small 8 oz. can)
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 lb short pasta
- Put the oven on broil.
- Wash the peppers.
- Place peppers in a large sheet and place in oven, with the oven door slightly ajar.
- Broil until skin is black.
- Take out of the oven and flip the peppers over to unblackened side.
- Place back in the oven.
- Broil until skin is black.
- Take out of the oven, and let the peppers cool.
- When cool, skin the peppers.
- First, take out the stem, and split into halves.
- Under cold running water, take out the seeds and peel of the skin.
- If the skin is hard to peel, you probably did not cook it enough.
- discard the stems, seeds and skin.
- Place peppers in a food processor and pulse until the sauce is the desired consistency.
- You may have to do this in batches.
- Pour sauce into a medium saucepan.
- Add the can of Hunt's Sauce and olive oil.
- Stir well.
- Bring to a boil under medium-high heat, stirring ocassionally.
- Boil for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook pasta according to packages instructions.
- Drain well.
- Reduce heat of pepper sauce to medium -low and simmer gently for 15 minutes.
- You can either ladle the sauce on top of a dish of pasta, or heat 3 tablespoons olive oil (extra-virgin) in a large skillet add pasta and sauce and fry for 5-10 minutes.
- Both ways are delectable.
- ENJOY!
red peppers, tomato sauce, extra virgin olive oil, salt, short pasta
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/red-pepper-sauce-430657 (may not work)