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Mexican Tomato Sauce

Tomato sauce was an ancient condiment in Aztec food. The first person to write of what may have been a tomato sauce was Bernardino de Sahagún who made note of a prepared sauce that was offered for sale in the markets of Tenochtitlan (Mexico City today). Then, Spaniards brought the use of tomato to Europe. Basic Mexican tomato sauces are tomato sauce (salsa de tomate rojo o…

Ingredients you will use

  • tomato concassėe
  • onion,
  • red and green chili,
  • chopped fresh cilantro
  • lime juiced
  • Salt and pepper,
  • vegetable oil

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