Fritada - Rioja's own sauce

Throughout Spain, you'll find a variety of dishes "A La Riojana". The key to these tasty dishes is the Rioja style sauce known as "fritada". Fritada is easy to prepare and adds a nice touch to meat, fish and vegetable recipes.

Ingredients:
• Green pepper
• Tomato
• Onion
• Garlic
• Olive Oil
• Salt

Preparation:
• Finely chop two or three cloves of garlic and the onion
• Dice green pepper
• Peel and dice tomato
• Cover the bottom of frying pan with a thick layer of oil, fry garlic and onion on med-high heat until golden brown.
• Add green pepper and cook 5 mins or so
• Reduce heat, add tomato, cook 'til tomato is done (stirring often so it doesn't stick)
• Add salt to taste

That's it. It's easy enough and you can use it on meat, fish, or vegetable dishes. For example - brown pork chops in oil, add fritada and simmer for a few minutes. Once again, don't scrimp on the olive oil!

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