Easiest From-Scratch No-Tomato Enchilada Sauce

Submitted by Oregongirl45420

"This is my favorite enchilada sauce. It's easy, ingredients are always in my kitchen, and tastes great! It can be doubled, tripled, quadrupled, depending on your needs."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 1 pan of enchiladas

ingredients

• 6 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 2 tablespoons cumin
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 4 cups water
• 2 teaspoons vinegar

directions

1. Combine everything in a large skillet.
2. Simmer on low for approximately 15 minutes.

Reviews

[mckenziecampbell]

Glad to find this recipe. My godmother made the best enchiladas for her daycare...just the right amount of spice with no tomato. This is a similar recipe in which you can tweek the spice. I halfed the recipe and reduced spices for my kids. I heated oil, wisked in flour to a light brown (like rue), added water and knorrr chicken buillion, omitted vinegar. Bring to a boil, reduced heat and let simmer for the 15 min and the sauce will thicken. Very good and easy.

 

[leahfrank]

A great start to get me to authentic enchiladas. I lost the recipe my friend from South Texas shared and started my hunt. This one is similar. Here are the changes I made. My family ate every bite, even my 14 month old twins and 4 year old. Heat the oil and whisk in 6 T flour. Cook until light brown. Stir in spices (more chili powder, less cumin, add garlic powder) then whisk in 2/3 the amount of liquid (I used stock and left out the vinegar.). I can't wait to make this again!

 

[jjrae0722]

This is AMAZING. It was delisous and tasted exactally how I wanted it to, just just perfect .

 

[angrymobofhobos ..]

Love this recipe. I used fresh ground cumin, and I added salt and minced garlic. This recipe is better than restaurant sauce. I omitted the vinegar. I don't think it is necessary. Next time I might add a Serrano pepper as we like the heat.

 

[sharris]

I have been looking for an enchilada sauce without tomato for years. One like our favorite Mexican restaurant. I found it. I made a few changes---I added 4 reduced sodium chicken bouillion cubes and a little garlic powder. I will add more flour next time, it's a little thin. And I made it one evening and served the next day and the flavor had improved greatly. Really a good sauce.