Simple Way to Make Quick Enchilada Sauce

Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, enchilada sauce. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Enchilada Sauce is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Enchilada Sauce is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

My favorite recipe for homemade red enchilada sauce! It's surprisingly easy to make, and makes just about any enchiladas taste delish! Learn how to make enchilada sauce in this recipe video. It's full of rich, authentic Mexican flavor and so easy to make!

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook enchilada sauce using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Enchilada Sauce:

1. Take large dried California pepper pods
2. Make ready minced garlic
3. Get large onion
4. Take tomatoes
5. Get whole leaf dried oregano
6. Make ready kosher salt
7. Prepare extra dark cocoa powder
8. Prepare ground cumin
9. Prepare water plus more for thinning if necessary
10. Make ready brown sugar if the peppers scorched during toasting

This Homemade Enchilada Sauce (which I am actually surprised I hadn't posted yet) is the base recipe I use in more than half of my recipes. You haven't seen a lot of Mexican recipes on the blog to this. Once you try this enchilada sauce recipe, you'll never buy canned again! If you love enchiladas as much as I do, then making homemade enchilada sauce from scratch is a must!

Instructions to make Enchilada Sauce:

1. Boil the water. Remove the skin from tomato. Dice the tomato and set aside.
2. Heat a skillet dry. Toast the peppers till just fragrant. Set aside add the onion, tomatoes, and garlic to the skillet to toast also.
3. Remove stems and seeds from the peppers. Add the peppers to the boiling water for 20-30 minutes covered. This will rehydrate and soften your peppers.
4. Add the peppers and liquids in the peppers, to a blender. Now add the oregano, onion, salt, cumin, garlic, and tomatoes, to a blender. Liquidfy the ingredients.
5. In a skillet heat the oil. Pour the ingredients from the blender into the hot skillet with the oil in it. Stir in the chocolate.
6. Simmer uncovered for 30 minutes. It should be not thin, but just a bit thick, like a tomato ketchup.
7. It may not be super delicious on its own. If it's too bitter add a little brown sugar at a time till the bitterness is toned down. It should taste good allowing the sauce and food you put it on compliment each other.
8. Serve I hope you enjoy!!!

Once you try this enchilada sauce recipe, you'll never buy canned again! If you love enchiladas as much as I do, then making homemade enchilada sauce from scratch is a must! For the best red enchilada sauce there are some important steps you need to take and several ingredients you need to use and avoid How to Make the BEST Enchilada Sauce! An enchilada (/ˌɛntʃɪˈlɑːdə/, Spanish: [entʃiˈlaða]) is a corn tortilla rolled around a filling and covered with a savory sauce. Enchiladas can be filled with various ingredients, including meats, cheese, beans.

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