- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 clove garlic, diced
- 1 medium tomato, diced
- 1 stalk celery, diced
- 1 small onion, diced
- 3/4 cup tomato juice
- 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour, or as needed
- salt to taste
- ground black pepper to taste
- hot pepper sauce to taste
- Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in garlic, tomato, celery, and onion, and cook about 3 minutes, until heated through. Pour in tomato juice, bring to boil, reduce heat to medium, and continue cooking 5 minutes, or until onions and celery are tender.
- Stir flour into the salsa to thicken. Continue cooking to desired consistency. Season with salt, pepper, and hot sauce.