Enchilada Sauce

Name: Enchilada Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 11 min
Total time: 21 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: mexican
Ingredients: 0.25 cup vegetable oil; 0.25 cup New Mexico or California chili powder; 2 tablespoons self-rising flour; 1.5 cups water; 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce; 0.25 teaspoon ground cumin; 0.25 teaspoon garlic powder; 0.25 teaspoon onion salt; salt to taste

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⏱ 21 mins 🍽 Serves 6 🌶 mexican 🏷 Sauce

This authentic Mexican enchilada sauce is ready in about 10 minutes of cooking time. It delivers a rich flavour from chili powder, cumin, garlic and onion, making it ideal for topping your favourite dishes like enchiladas or burritos. The recipe yields enough for six servings.

Ingredients

0.25 cup vegetable oil
0.25 cup New Mexico or California chili powder
2 tablespoons self-rising flour
1.5 cups water
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
0.25 teaspoon ground cumin
0.25 teaspoon garlic powder
0.25 teaspoon onion salt
salt to taste

Method

Warm the oil in a skillet. Add the chili powder and flour, then lower the heat. Cook for about 1 minute while stirring continuously until the mixture is aromatic and its colour darkens.
Slowly add the water, tomato sauce, cumin, garlic powder, and onion salt, mixing until combined. Let it cook until it thickens a little, which should take about 10 minutes. Add salt as needed.
The sauce is ready to use.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories116 kcal

Fat10 g

Sugars2 g

Protein1 g

Sodium408 mg

Recipe details

CategorySauce

Cuisinemexican

AuthorBRANDI T