Picante Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 qt. tomatoes
1 medium green pepper
1 medium onion
2 medium fresh jalapeno peppers or hot red peppers
1 to 2 cloves garlic
1/3 c. vinegar
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. sugar
dash of dried crushed oregano
dash of cayenne
dash of ground cumin

Preparation

In blender, coarsely grind tomatoes.
Add green pepper, onion, jalapenos and garlic to tomatoes.
Process until vegetables are coarsely ground.
Stir vinegar, salt and sugar into vegetable mixture.
Transfer vegetables to a 3-quart pot.
Simmer uncovered over low heat until desired consistency.
Stir in oregano, cayenne and cumin.
Season to taste with salt.
Store in refrigerator or process.