Creole Sauce

Ingredients

  • 1 Tbs. olive oil
  • 1 medium finely chopped bell pepper
  • 1 medium finely chopped white onion
  • 2 ribs finely chopped celery
  • 1/2 bunch finely chopped green onion
  • 2 cloves finely chopped garlic
  • 1 tsp. basil
  • 1 tsp. thyme
  • 2 oz. jalapeno pepper sauce
  • 1 Tbs. brown sugar
  • 2 28-oz. cans whole plum tomatoes, crushed by hand
  • 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, chopped roughly
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 oz. Worcestershire
  • 1/8 tsp. cayenne
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 Tbs. coarsely-ground black pepper
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 1 Tbs. lemon juice, strained

Instructions

  1. 1

    Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium-low heat until ti shimmers. Add the bell pepper, white onion, celery, green onions, and garlic, and cook, moving it around with a wooden spoon, for about five minutes.

  2. 2

    Add all the other ingredients. Cook for about an hour minutes, stirring every few minutes. Remove the bay leaves. Add more salt to taste.