Another Tomato Sauce (Otra Salsa de Tomates)

Ingredients

• tomatoes
• salt
• pepper
• 1/2 clove garlic
• 1 leaf bay leaf
• thyme
• parsley
• onion
• butter
• 1 tablespoon flour

Instructions

1. Cook the tomatoes in water with salt, pepper, half a clove of garlic, a bay leaf, thyme, parsley, and onion.
2. Extract the juice by pressing the tomatoes through a cloth.
3. Put butter in a saucepan and add a tablespoon of flour, stirring well so it blends smoothly.
4. Pour the tomato juice over this a little at a time.
5. Set over the heat to thicken, and serve.