Puerto Rican Salsa Criolla

4.34 from 6 votes

Puerto Rican Salsa Criolla is a popular sauce used in many authentic dishes. It's a quick, easy, zesty sauce bursting with fresh flavors.

Prep Time5

Cook Time25

Total Time30

Course: Sauces

Cuisine: Puerto Rican

Servings: cups

Calories: 295kcal

Author: Catherine Arena

Ingredients

1 onion chopped
1 green pepper chopped
1 yellow or red pepper chopped
8 oz crushed tomato sauce
8 oz tomato sauce
¼ cup pimiento stuffed olives

cut in half
4 teaspoon garlic puree can also use 4 cloves finely minced
4 oz dry white wine
1½ cups water
2 dry bay leaves
3 tablespoon Puerto Rican sofrito
3 tablespoon fresh cilantro

rinsed and coarsely chopped
salt to taste
pepper to taste
2 tablespoon vegetable oil

Instructions

Over medium heat, add two tablespoons of oil to a large saucepan or caldero. Add the onions and peppers. Stir and cook for a few minutes or until the onions are translucent.
Add the bay leaves, sofrito, cilantro, garlic, olives, salt, and pepper. Stir and cook for a minute.
Add the crushed tomato sauce, tomato sauce, white wine and water to the pot and stir.
Cook on medium-low for 25 minutes. Stir every 5 or 10 minutes to make sure the sauce is not sticking to the bottom of the pot. The sauce is done.

Notes

Recipe Notes:

Sauce: Watch over the sauce stirring occasionally making sure it doesn't stick to the bottom and burn.

Serving Ideas: Use this sauce on top of Mofongo (garlic plantain mash), as a side for Tostones (fried green plantains), on top of fish and chicken.

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