Randy's Enchilada Sauce
- 4 large garlic cloves, peeled
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 34 teaspoon sugar
- 42 ounces canned fire-roasted tomatoes with liquid
- 1 one-inch piece mexican cinnamon (canela)
- 2 dry chipotle chiles, wiped clean and stemmed (do not seed)
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium white onion, thinly sliced
- 1 cup chicken stock
- Combine garlic, salt, sugar, and canela in a blender or food processor work bowl.
- Pulse to combine into a coarse paste.
- Toast the chiles in a skillet over high heat until they are puffed up and blistered in spots.
- Add toasted chiles to the garlic mixture.
- Add the tomatoes and blend until sauce becomes a smooth puree.
- Heat the oil in a medium heavy saucepan over medium heat and cook the onion, stirring, until the onion is softened and translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Strain the blended tomato mixture through a medium-mesh sieve into the saucepan with the onions.
- Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sauce has thickened slightly, about 30 minutes.
- Add stock and simmer another 30 minutes.
- Season to taste with additional salt or sugar.
garlic, kosher salt, sugar, tomatoes, cinnamon, chiles, olive oil, white onion, chicken stock
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/randys-enchilada-sauce-499818 (may not work)