Traditional-Style New Mexico Green Chile Sauce

Every New Mexican cook has a green chile sauce, but it has to be very good sauce, or her reputation as a good cook suffers. They serve this sauce at any meal. At breakfast it is served over eggs or potatoes. It is used over burritos, in enchiladas, or over grilled meats and roasted potatoes for lunch or dinner. It is best when it is fresh or used within one day of being made. This recipe comes from Sandy Szwarc's "Real New Mexico Chile".

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Yields: 2 cups

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon canola oil
• 1⁄2 cup  finely chopped onion
• 2  cloves garlic, minced
• 2  tablespoons flour or 2  tablespoons whole wheat flour
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cumin
•  salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 1⁄2 cups  pork stock or 1 1⁄2 cups  chicken stock
• 1  cup  chopped roasted and peeled  new mexico pepper ("or" frozen "or" canned)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon dried oregano

Directions

1. In a medium sauce pan, saute the onion and garlic in the oil over medium-high heat, until tender (about 3 minutes).
2. Stir in the flour, cumin, salt and pepper and cook over medium heat, stirring, for 2 minutes.
3. Stir in the stock and simmer until thick and smooth.
4. Stir in the chiles and oregano.
5. At this point you may cool, and store in refrigerator, covered, for up to one day.
6. To serve, heat thoroughly.