Sauce for Chiles Rellenos

Serve this over chiles rellenos.

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• Salt
• Pepper
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 cup tomato juice
• 1 garlic clove, mashed

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a saucepan and brown flour in it lightly. Add onion, salt and pepper and stir for 1 minute.
2. Add tomato sauce, bay leaf and tomato juice. Cook until sauce thickens.
3. Remove bay leaf.