Famous Enchilada Sauce

Submitted by multitasker

"This sauce is based off of another here on the site. I added a bit of my own twist to it and it is delicious. I hope you will try it. I use this everytime I make my homemade shredded beef enchiladas. Enjoy."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 4 cups

ingredients

• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon baking cocoa
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 3 cups water
• 1 (8 ounce) tomato sauce

directions

1. Mix the first 5 ingredients in a small bowl. Add about a half cup of the water to make a paste. Pour paste into a saucepan. Turn your heat on high and wait for paste to bubble. Slowly pour the remaining water in while stirring. Bring to a boil and reduce heat. Simmer about ten minutes stirring occasionally. Add tomato sauce and mix. Simmer 5 minutes and remove from heat. Use for enchiladas, burritos, etc.

Reviews

[Renate]

Thanks, this turned out great. Was in a pinch (forgot to buy) and tried this, increased the garlic to 1 tbs crushed, but left out the salt. For my family's need this fit the bill perfectly. I always wondered what gave it that special taste, but would never have guessed that cocoa powder was the culprit. Again, Thanks for sharing.

 

[msnow7]

This recipe is very good, very easy and no fat. I also agree that it is very cheep. I too added fresh garlic, but added a little more salt. I am already trying to think of other things I can use it in.

 

[DianaC in Liberty T]

This is the best enchilada sauce recipe I've ever tried. Easy to make without too many ingredients. Yummy!

 

[*Parsley*]

I will never buy canned enchilada sauce again. This was delicious and perfectly seasoned. I used fresh crushed garlic + salt for the garlic salt. This was so easy to make. I did the math on this: 1 (10 oz) can of enchi sauce at the store is $1.29. With this recipe you get 4 cups (32 oz) of sauce for just pennies more than the 30 cents you spend on the can of generic tomato sauce. I used this sauce for your delicious Recipe #284650 Thanx for posting!