Red Chile Sauce

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 10 long red chili peppers or 1/4-1/2 cup pure red chili powder
• 1/3 cup onion, finely minced
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3 cloves garlic, finely minced
• 2 cups water
• 2 -3 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 can tomato sauce

Recipe

• 1 remove stems from chiles.
• 2 cut chiles in half and remove seeds.
• 3 put chiles and water in a sauce pan and bring to a boil.
• 4 simmer for 15-20 minutes.
• 5 remove chiles and cool under running water.
• 6 cut into pieces and place into blender with 1 cup water.
• 7 blend well to puree, press through wire strainer.
• 8 brown flour in a skillet.
• 9 place oil in saucepan and saute onion and garlic till transparent.
• 10 add flour to mixture and stir well for 1 minute.
• 11 add chile puree and cook for 2 minutes.
• 12 continue to stir.
• 13 add reserved cooking water plus extra water to thin if necessary.
• 14 add salt and tomato sauce.
• 15 simmer for at least 10 minutes.
• 16 will keep in refrigerator for 1 week.
• 17 can be frozen.
• 18 serve over chicken or cheese enchiladas!