Olive Sauce (Salsa de Aceitunas)

Ingredients

• 1 cup black olives
• 1 tablespoon ham or bacon fat
• 1 cup beef juice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Method

1. 1

   Wash the olives well, remove the pits and mince fine.

2. 2

   Mix them with the beef juice, ham fat and seasonings.

3. 3

   Cook over a low flame for 5 minutes, and serve.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The European cookbook for American homes (from Italy, Spain, Portugal and France) (1936) by Brown, Cora Lovisa Brackett Mrs., page 69. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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