Salsa Hogao Colombiano

Salsa Hogao is an essential condiment that can be found on the table of most homes in Colombia. Accompanying dishes like arepas, grilled meat, and papas criollos, this simple salsa can also used as a base for making tomato sauce to go with pasta or beans.

There are many versions of the sauce and over time you can adapt it to your preferred taste, some add white onions, grated carrots, peppers and cilantro for example). Here’s a basic version that’s easy to make and tastes fantastic, and you know the saying, if it’s not broke, don’t fix it!

Ingredients

Makes one large bowl of salsa that should last a couple of sittings


· 6 tablespoons vegetable oil

· 2 cups of finely chopped scallions (spring onions)

· 4 cups ripe, fresh and chopped tomatoes

· 2 clove garlic, minced or finely chopped

· 2 teaspoons of ground cumin

· 1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground pepper



Directions

1. Heat the oil in a saucepan, add the scallions and begin to fry, after a couple of minutes add the tomato, garlic, ground cumin and cook gently for 10 minutes, stirring until softened.



2. Turn down the heat to low and add the salt, cooking for another 10 minutes more until the sauce has thickened. Check and adjust the seasoning.




Inspiration and source: http://www.mycolombianrecipes.com/colombian-tomato-and-onion-sauce-hogao