Basic Creole Sauce

Pasta Sauce - Side Dish

I cook a big batch of this sauce and keep in the freezer for when I need to pull together a quick dinner party or supper for my family. Just reheat and add a combination of shrimp, sausage, or chicken and serve over hot rice. Add in a combination of the optional ingredients to make it your own. You will have a meal fit for company.

Brief

Prep 45 mins

Cook: 1hr

Additional: 30 mins

Total: 2hrs15 mins

Servings: 24

Yield: 6 pints

Basic Creole Sauce

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 cups chopped celery

2 cups chopped onion

2 cups chopped green bell pepper

2 cups chopped carrot

6 cloves garlic

chopped

4 (14.5 ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes with liquid

chopped

4 cups water

2 tablespoons chicken bouillon granules

2 bay leaves

1 tablespoon red pepper flakes

1 tablespoon smoked paprika

1 pinch saffron

1 pinch dried oregano

or to taste

1 pinch dried basil

or to taste

1 pinch dried thyme

or to taste

1 orange

zested

1 (8 ounce) bottle clam juice

1 cup white wine

salt and ground black pepper to taste

6 1-pint canning jars with lids and rings

Creamy Garlic Butter Sauce

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in celery onion green bell pepper carrot and garlic; cook and stir until the vegetables are tender about 10 minutes.

Step 2

Stir tomatoes with their juice water chicken bouillon cubes and bay leaves into the vegetable mixture.

Step 3

Stir in red pepper flakes smoked paprika saffron oregano basil thyme orange zest clam juice and white wine.

Step 4

Bring the sauce to a boil reduce heat to low and simmer until the flavors have blended at least 1 hour. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.

Step 5

Allow the sauce to cool completely.

Step 6

To store pour into pint glass canning jars cover with lids and rings and place into freezer. Sauce can be frozen up to 3 months before using.

Nutritional Information

Basic Creole Sauce

Servings Per Recipe:24

Calories: 48.8

% Daily Value *

Protein: 1.2g 2%

Carbohydrates: 6.9g 2%

Dietary Fiber: 1.8g 7%

Sugars: 3.4g

Fat: 1.5g 2%

Saturated Fat: 0.2g 1%

Cholesterol: 0.3mg

Vitamin A Iu: 2233.8IU 45%

Niacin Equivalents: 1mg 8%

Vitamin B6: 0.2mg 11%

Vitamin C: 19.3mg 32%

Folate: 16.2mcg 4%

Calcium: 42.3mg 4%

Iron: 1mg 6%

Magnesium: 16.6mg 6%

Potassium: 270.2mg 8%

Sodium: 229.2mg 9%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 7%

Calories From Fat: 13.1

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.