Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1              large  onion -- diced
  5                     garlic cloves -- minced
     1/2           cup  fruity olive oil
  6             pounds  yellow tomatoes -- peeled, seeded and
                        -- cut into chunks
                        -- (may use red
                        -- tomatoes)
     1/2           cup  tomato paste
  2              small  canned chipotle chiles -- chopped
  2                     epazote leaves -- (a pungent mexican
                        -- herb available in
                        -- latin markets)
     1/2         bunch  cilantro -- chopped

Preparation:

In a stainless steel saucepan, saute the onion in olive oil until soft. Add garlic and saute briefly. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, chiles and epazote. Simmer 15 minutes. Add chopped cilantro and season to taste with salt and pepper. Puree, if desired, for a smoother texture. Makes approximately 2 quarts (about 8 servings). Sauce may be refrigerated up to two weeks or frozen for up to six months. NOTE: If good vine-ripened tomatoes are not available, substitute three 28-ounce cans pear-shaped tomatoes, drained. Another variation is to add 1 teaspoon toasted, ground cumin seed to the sauce. Fresh serrano or jalapeno chiles may be substituted for the chipotle chiles.

Nutritional Information:

73 Calories (kcal); 1g Total Fat; (10% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 15g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 209mg Sodium