Afghan-style Vegetables

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 4 large onions
• 1/2-1 head garlic
• 1/8-1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 quarts chopped fresh tomatoes or 2 quarts canned tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• salt & fresh ground pepper
• 2 cups water or 2 cups broth
• 2 -3 cups vegetables, cut into very large pieces
• lime juice (optional)
• red chili peppers or cumin or turmeric or thyme or basil

Recipe

• 1 put onion and garlic into food processor. process until coarsely chopped.
• 2 saute in olive oil until onions are tender.
• 3 add tomatoes. simmer 1 hour or more, until tomatoes are cooked and juice reduces.
• 4 add pinch of sugar, salt and pepper to taste.
• 5 use 1 cup for vegetables and store the rest in refrigerator/freezer for other uses.
• 6 it is important not to skimp on the onions and garlic. it will be too tomatoey otherwise.
• 7 add vegetables and desired seasonings to the 1 cup sauce and broth. simmer in pot over very low heat until vegetables are tender and have absorbed the sauce flavor.
• 8 add vegetable that take longest to cook first and then potatoes and other quicker cooking vegetable later.
• 9 this is one of our favorite ways to eat cauliflower. try it.
• 10 this dish often has split yellow peas to add body and protein, delicious.