Enchilada Sauce Recipe
A quick homemade "Enchilada Sauce" recipe from Mexico.
Ingredients
- ¼ cups olive oil
- ½ onion (finely chopped)
- 2 cloves garlic (or 1 teaspoon garlic powder)
- 3 tbsp flour
- 3 tbsp chili pepper flakes (you can reduce the spiciness according to your taste)
- 1 cup tomato (chopped small)
- 2 cups hot water (or chicken broth)
- 1 tsp cumin
- ½ tsp oregano
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- Salt and black pepper (add to taste)
Instructions
- Chop the garlic and onion finely.
- Heat the oil in a medium sized pot and start sautéing the onion and garlic.
- When the onions start to change color, add the flour and continue to saute for 30-40 seconds until the smell comes out.
- Add the tomatoes that you peeled and chopped into small pieces.
- Add the spices and hot water or chicken stock and mix.
- When it starts to boil, reduce the heat and cook for 10 minutes.
- Make the final touch by adding salt and pepper to your taste.