Basic Red Sauce (Salsa De Chile Rojo)
- Ready In:
- 1hr 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
-
2 1/2 cups
ingredients
- 8 ancho chilies, dried
- 3 1⁄2 cups warm water
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1⁄4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon dried Mexican oregano (regular will do)
- 1 tablespoon cumin seed
- 1 teaspoon salt
directions
- Soak chiles in warm water until softened, about 30 minutes. Drain; strain and reserve liquid. Remove stems and seeds and membranes from the chiles. Cook and stir onion and garlic in oil in a 2-qt. saucepan until onion is tender. Add chiles and 2 cups of the reserved liquid , the tomato sauce, oregano, cumin and salt. Simmer uncovered 20 minutes. Cool.
- Transfer to blender container; cover and blend on low speed until smooth. Strain. Refrigerate sauce no longer than 10 days.
- Note: I strain mine in a mesh strainer or colander. It takes a few minutes, but keep thinking of how great this is going to taste!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
FLUFFSTER
Bullhead City, Arizona
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