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Homemade Enchilada Sauce


  • Author: Sweta Patel
  • Total Time: 35
  • Yield: 6 cups of sauce 1x

Ingredients

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  • 10 Guajillo dried peppers
  • 6 New Mexico dried peppers
  • 5 garlic cloves
  • 1 large tomato
  • 1/2 white onion
  • 2 & 1/2 cups water
  • 1/2 tbsp each: salt, ground cumin and oregano
  • 1 tbsp neutral oil

Instructions

  1. Cut the stems off the peppers and de-seed the peppers.
  2. Into a saucepan over med heat, add the peppers, onion, tomato, garlic cloves and water.
  3. Bring to a boil, turn off heat and cover with lid for 15 mins.
  4. Transfer the peppers, onion, tomato, garlic cloves and 2 cups of water into the blender. Add the seasonings as well and blend until smooth.
  5. Into the same sauce pan over med heat, add 1 neutral oil and pour sauce through strainer. Be careful because the oil will be hot and sauce will splatter a little bit. Turn down the heat once the oil is hot.
  6. Bring sauce to a low simmer and add more seasonings or water if needed to thin it. Enjoy!
  • Prep Time: 10
  • Cook Time: 25
  • Category: Vegetarian

Keywords: Enchilada sauce, dried chilies, homemade sauce, mexican food