Southwestern Red Chile Sauce
Southwestern Red Chile Sauce combines dried chiles, molasses, cider vinegar, onions and a variety of seasonings to create this rich and complex sauce.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: Serves 12 1x
- Category: sauce
- Method: simmer
- Cuisine: Tex-Mex
Ingredients
Scale
13 dried California chiles
1 cup yellow onion diced
2 tablespoons fresh garlic, chopped
2 tablespoons ground cumin
2 tablespoons dry oregano
2 teaspoons kosher salt
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 1/2 cups water
2 tablespoons molasses
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
Instructions
- Remove seeds and stems from chiles and place in a two-quart sauce pan.
- Add onions, garlic, cumin, oregano, salt and tomato paste.
- Add the water and bring to a boil then lower to a fast simmer.
- Simmer for 15-25 minutes until the mixture starts to thicken and the liquid level has evaporated to about one cup.
- Place entire mixture in blender and puree until smooth.
- Add molasses and vinegar and mix.
- Strain through a sieve and serve as is with corn chips or as a sauce for any Mexican dish that calls for enchilada sauce.
Notes
This amazingly good Southwestern Red Chile Sauce is the creation of Chef Doug Baehr from Uncommon Kitchen.
Find it online: https://www.afamilyfeast.com/southwestern-red-chile-sauce/
