1 1/2 cup chicken or beef broth
2 tbsp butter or margarine
1 tbsp paprika powder, some chipotle pepper if you have it.....yum.
1/2 green bell pepper
1/2 red bell pepper
2 tsp tomato paste
2 tbsp sour cream
1 medium onion
1 garlic clove
pepper
salt
Optional: 1/4 tsp chili powder or chipotle
Optional: 1 tsp Iti parsley
Directions:
You can leave the skin on if you like, but I always peel my bell peppers with a simple vegetable peeler. Finely chop them.
Go for a medium onion. If you’re not an onion fan, you can go for 1/2. Go for thin slices..... Sauté them
Add two tsp tomato paste and cook for 2 more minutes.
Some (non XO!) cognac/armangac (good way to use up the crap) or noilly prat cut with a little dark sherry, flambé the mix.
Now, bit by bit, pour in the broth, keep stirring well.
I used about 1 1/2 cups. Just start with 1 cup and see if it needs more. Keep the broth nearby in case your sauce needs thinning.
Add a really good pinch of pepper. I’ve also added 1/4 tsp chili powder, the chipotle as well. You can add salt after simmering to taste.
Simmer the sauce for 10 to 15 minutes.
Check seasoning. Add1 heaping tbsp sour cream. Stir it in for a nice glossy look - Now if the sauce is too coarse for you, you can always puree half of it.
Garnish with an additional tbsp sour cream, a little dried or fresh parsley and some bell pepper slices.
Et, ma cherie, nous sommes presque pret.....
And a good rich wine - a Rosso Salento or perhaps a nice Crozes Hermitage...