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Red Enchilada Sauce Recipe


Red Enchilada Sauce Recipe
A smoky, fiery, Tex-Mex sauce perfect for intense meat dishes or just for putting on nachos.

Davik

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Ingredients
  • Large can crushed tomatoes
  • 2 medium or 1 large onion, finely chopped
  • 4-6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • Can of chipotles (7 oz for mild, 14 oz for hotter), chopped, with sauce reserved
  • bay leaf
  • 2 capfuls liquid smoke
  • 1-2 T cumin
  • 2 T dried ground new mexico chiles
  • pinch of oregano
  • salt
  • pepper
  • small handful sugar
  • splash of olive oil
  • cayenne if greater heat is desired

Directions
  1. Saute the onion and garlic, add everything else, with sufficient water to cover. Simmer for 1-2 hours, adding water if it starts to dry out. Cook to desired consistency, adjusting to taste. Ultimately you may want to put an immersion blender to it to even out the consistency.

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