Diane's Mexican Red Chile Sauce

"I've made this a lot of years,! LOL This is a sauce with several uses, at least in my house. I use this for enchiladas, for taco sauce,for simmering meats in, it's just a kind of all purpose sauce. It's my go-to Mexican sauce. You'll want to use the correct type of dried chile peppers; the large, dusky red mild ones. If you are unable to find them in your market, try a Mexican market. This recipe can get rather messy, but it's so worth it! It freezes well, so try doubling it. If you can't find dried ancho chiles, you may certainly use dried pasilla peppers, or a mixture of all three. If you cannot find Mexican oregano, regular will do."
 
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Ready In:
40mins
Ingredients:
8
Yields:
3 1/2 cups
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directions

  • Place chiles on a baking sheet. Toast lightly in a 400° oven for 3 or 4 minutes only or until they give off a mild aroma. If burned, chiles will become very bitter.
  • Remove from the oven, let cool to touch, then remove and discard stems, seeds and any pink pithy materials inside the chiles. Rinse in cool water, drain briefly, then cover chiles with hot water, let stand one hour.
  • Place chiles in a blender with enough of the water to blend; whirl until smooth, (or scrape pulp from the skin with a table knife, then, put through a wire strainer). Add remaining water, tomato sauce, garlic, oil, salt, oregano, and cumin. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, to blend the flavors. Chill up to 1 week, or freeze for longer storage.

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I would like to welcome you to my recipes. I have been with Food.com since 10/05. My beloved husband, Tom, passed away 3 years ago. My world stopped. It's taken me all this time to find my way back to life without him. I have been so blessed to have found my second, once in a lifetime. I've met an amazing man who is so good to me. We moved from Las Vegas, Nevada to Bullhead City, Az. in February, and we love it here. I have worked at Bally's and Paris hotel.casinos, in Las Vegas. I have seen some very famous entertainers, including Liza Minnelli, Penn and Teller, Ray Liotta, Dr. J (Julius Erving), Frank Sinatra and his wife Barbara Marx. and many, many more. Cooking is my passion, and I am slowly, but surely beginning to venture into the world of baking. To me, cooking is so much easier because baking is so much more exact. I love to make Italian and Mexican food the best, followed by Chinese and last, but by far the least, good old American food! How can you beat chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy?? I love to find several recipes and put my own spin on them and create a new recipe.
 
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