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Basic Red Sauce Recipe


   
Recipe Categories: Sauces and Marinades
Average Rating: (1 vote)
Yield: 4 servings
 
Ingredients
  8   Ancho Chilies  
  3 1/2  c Warm Water  
  1/2  c Onion; Chopped  
  2   Garlic; Cloves, chopped  
  1/4  c Vegetable Oil  
  8  oz Tomato Sauce; 1 cn  
  1  tb Oregano Leaves; Dried  
  1  tb Cumin Seed  
  1  ts Salt  
 
Instructions
 
  1. Cover chiles with warm water. Let stand until softened, about 30 minutes; drain. Strain liquid; reserve. Remove stems, seeds and membranes from chilies. Cook and stir onion and garlic in oil in a 2-quart saucepan until onion is tender. Stir in chilies, 2 cups of the reserved liquid and the remaining ingredients. Heat ot boiling, reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, 20 minutes; cool. Pour into a food processor work bowl fitted with steel blade or into a blender container; cover and process until smooth. Cover and refrigerate up to 10 days. Makes about 2 1/2 cups sauce.

 
   


 



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