Here is my home made taco sauce recipe. I made it up after getting fed up with the NZD $3 cost for a jar of the stuff in the supermarkets. Plus if you make it yourself, you know what’s in it right? Enjoy!

Print Author: Dunc Wilson Recipe type: Main Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 30 mins Total time: 40 mins Serves: 4 I love tacos very much. One of the easiest Mexican recipes out there, they're as easy as browning mince to make. One thing I do insist on hand-creating every time, however, is the sauce for my tacos. At a few dollars a jar, I feel better taste and value is served if you spend an extra few minutes putting together your own taco sauce. Here's how you can make your own delicious taco sauce. Ingredients 400g tinned tomatoes

½ an onion (use the rest in beef preparation)

½ a capsicum/sweet pepper (use the rest in beef preparation)

2 garlic cloves

1 small chilli

A splash of white wine or cider vinegar

2 tsp of paprika

1 tsp of ground cayenne chilli

Drizzle of olive oil Instructions Place the olive oil in a medium saucepan and heat. Place a dessert spoon in your mouth and slice the onion and capsicum. The dessert spoon seems to fend off some of the onion sting and reduces crying into your food. When the oil is hot, brown the onion and lightly cook capsicum/sweet pepper for a few minutes until it begins to soften. Crush the garlic cloves and add to the pan, stirring well. Chop the chilli and throw them in also. Continue to stir until the onions are browned how you like them. Add tomatoes, taking care over the temperature differences. Stir and turn heat down. Add a short splash of vinegar. Add the paprika and cayenne and stir well again. Prepare your meat for the tacos while the sauce simmers gently. After 20 minutes, or when the sauce has thickened, add it to your meat mixture and cook with meat for about 8 minutes. Notes To make tacos, you will also need 12 taco shells, 500g beef mince, grated cheese, yoghurt and salad of your choice. Nutrition Information Serving size: 3 tacos 2.2.6