Mesa Red Sauce

photo by White Rose Child


- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
-
4 cups
- Serves:
- 8
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1⁄2 onion, diced
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 4 tablespoons masa harina
- 4 tablespoons dried ancho chile powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cumin
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cracked pepper
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 4 cups vegetable stock or 4 cups water, heated
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
directions
- 1. Heat vegetable oil in saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onions and saute until translucent. Add garlic and cook for 3 minutes. Sprinkle in the masa harina and stir constantly as it cooks and turns golden.
- 2. Add the spices and stir for another 2 minutes. Slowly whisk in the warm vegetable stock and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and whisk in the tomato paste and sugar.
- 3. Simmer partially covered for 30 minutes, stirring regularly. Season to taste.
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Reviews
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First I cut the recipe down to 1 cup yield. Chipotle powder replaced ancho powder.<br/>We used this to make fluffy egg tostadas: corn tortillas, eggs, arugula and spinach,<br/>grated carrot, cilantro and Mesa red sauce. Served with a side of pinto beans. Very good!<br/>Reviewed for Veg Tag/November.
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This is amazing stuff!!! As I sit here, I'm dunking cold leftover quesadillas in just-cooked mesa red sauce and having a hard time not licking it off my fingers- it's sooo tasty. Hot, but full of that indispensable Mexican flavor. I ended up using kamut flour, as it was the closest thing I had to the masa farina, but it seems perfect nonetheless. Also used regular chili power- and halved the recipe, as my family isn't too big on hot spicy stuff. However, I'd be reluctant to make quesadillas again without it! Thanks for posting, Katzen!
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I'm a now vegan who used to make one heck of a souvlaki. I love cooking, I was a huge fan of Moosewood and Molly Katzen prior to going vegan (although that has nothing to do with my choosing the name Katzen - that's just what my German Grandma has called me all my life.) Aside from cooking, I also love scuba diving, cycling, politics, and reading.