Enchilada Sauce - Red Chile Sauce
- 8 oz (1/2lb) dried red chile (New Mexico, California, guajillo, etc.)
- 1/2 cup onion (chopped)
- 8 clove garlic
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground coriander seeds
- 1 tsp oregano
- 4 cup reserved chile water (see below)
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 2 1/2 tsp salt (or more to taste)
- Clean the dried chiles by cutting off the stem and removing the seeds inside.
- Boil the chiles in enough water to cover for 10 minutes or until softened.
- Reserve 4 cups of the water used to boil the chiles and set to the side for the next step.
- Transfer the chiles to a blender, along with the onion, garlic, spices and 2 cups of the chile water.
- Blend until smooth.
- Place the blended sauce in a colander over a large bowl.
- Use a spoon to help pass the blended chile sauce through the colander.
- Once all of the sauce has passed through, place the leftover chile paste in the blender with the remaining 2 cups of chile water and re-blend.
- Repeat the straining process through the colander once more.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- The strained sauce is ready to use or can be refrigerated or frozen for later use.
- Enjoy!
red chile, onion, garlic, ground cumin, ground coriander seeds, oregano, reserved chile water, pepper, salt
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/352616-enchilada-sauce-red-chile-sauce (may not work)