A simple sauce that is often served with bollito misto, the mixed boiled meat dish of central Italy, this is a great homemade replacement for ketchup. Nice with grilled meats.
Recipe information
Yield
makes about 1/2 cup
Ingredients
1 medium onion, minced
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon white or wine vinegar
Salt to taste
1 teaspoon sugar
3 tablespoons tomato paste
1 tablespoon Dijon or other strong mustard
Preparation
Step 1
Combine the first 5 ingredients in a bowl and let sit for an hour.
Step 2
Add the tomato paste and mustard, then taste and add more salt, pepper, and vinegar if necessary. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate; this will keep its flavor for several days.
The Best Recipes in the World by Mark Bittman. © 2005 by Mark Bittman. Published by Broadway Books. All Rights Reserved.
MARK BITTMAN is the author of the blockbuster The Best Recipes in the World (Broadway, 2005) and the classic bestseller How to Cook Everything, which has sold more than one million copies. He is also the coauthor, with Jean-Georges Vongerichten, of Simple to Spectacular and Jean-Georges: Cooking at Home with a Four-Star Chef. Mr. Bittman is a prolific writer, makes frequent appearances on radio and television, and is the host of The Best Recipes in the World, a 13-part series on public television. He lives in New York and Connecticut.
