Creole Sauce

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons onions, minced
• 4 tablespoons green bell peppers, minced
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tomatoes (either fresh or canned)
• 1/4 cup mushroom, sliced
• 1/4 cup stuffed olives, sliced
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons meat drippings
• 1 small onion, peeled and chopped
• 2 1/2 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup beef stock or 1 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook onion and pepper in butter for five minutes; add tomatoes, mushrooms and olives and cook for two minutes.
• 2 add brown sauce, salt and peppr.
• 3 heat to boiling and serve hot.
• 4 for the brown sauce: melt fat, add onion and cook until golden.
• 5 blend in flour, continue to brown until flour reaches desired color.
• 6 add stock or water gradually; season and boil for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.