Enchilada Sauce
Description
This Mexican sauce features Chiles, Chiles, Garlic, crushed, Onion. It delivers aromatic, well-seasoned taste. A reliable recipe that works well for everyday cooking. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.Ingredients
Directions
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better for the taste buds, -if not For your body) 4 tb Flour 3 c Chicken or beef stock (use -chicken for cheese or Chicken enchiladas, beef for -beef enchiladas) 1 ts Mexican oregano 1/2 ts Cumin
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Place the chiles on a cookie sheet, and roast in a 350 degree oven until slightly toasted (when you can smell them, they're done).
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Remove from the oven, and slit open.
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Remove the seeds and veins, then cover the chiles with boiling water.
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Allow to sit for about 30 minutes.
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remove the chiles from the water (reserve water), and scrape the pulp from the chiles.
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Discard the skins (which can give the mixture a bitter flavor.) Return the chile pulp to the soaking water and reserve.
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Saute the garlic and onion in the lard until very soft but not browned.
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Stir in the flour, and the stock.
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Stir until thickened, then add the chile pulp mixture.
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Add the spices, and simmer until thickened.
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Place the mixture in a blender, and blend until smooth.
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Season to taste with salt.
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If you want a hotter mixture, add cayenne to taste
Nutrition Facts
Servings 6
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 262.9kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 17.3g27%
- Saturated Fat 5.0g25%
- Cholesterol 76.5mg26%
- Sodium 1663.3mg70%
- Total Carbohydrate 3.0g1%
- Dietary Fiber 0.5g2%
- Sugars 1.1g
- Protein 22.2g45%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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