Mmmm Good Ranchero Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon peanut oil
• 1 onion, minced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• 1/2 cup mild chili powder
• 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded & minced
• 4 cups low-sodium tomato juice
• 28 ounces tomatoes, diced canned & their juice
• 14 ounces water

Recipe

• 1 saute onion, garlic, cumin, jalapeno mince & oregano in oil over medium heat until onion translucent - do not brown garlic, turn down heat if necessary.
• 2 add ground chile and saute 2-3 minutes - will begin to smell chiles, but no burning!
• 3 add 4 cups tomato juice and simmer 10 minutes. procede to next step sooner than 10 minutes if juice thickens.
• 4 add diced tomatoes & their juice & 1/2 can water (rinses out can).
• 5 simmer on low 30 minutes.
• 6 cool to room temp then run through blender.
• 7 use in your favorite recipe - enjoy!