Picante Sauce

In blender combine:
2 large tomatoes
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 cloves garlic
1-2 canned jalpeno chilies (for hot sauce) or 1 can (4 oz.) whole green chilies (for mild sauce)
---reserve liquid

Blend until pureed. Heat 2 Tablesp. oil in small saucepan. Add tomato mixture plus:
1 tsp. liquid from canned chilies
1/2 tsp. crushed dried oregano
1/2 tsp. salt.

Bring to boil, cook gently 10 min. then remove from heat. Let stand 2 hours.
Makes 1 1/2 cups
Use as many jalpenos as your taste desires