Enchilada Sauce Recipe Using Dried Chiles
Remove from heat and let stand 45 minutes or until softened.
Enchilada sauce recipe using dried chiles. Drain chiles reserving soaking liquid. How to make enchilada sauce quick. The whole chilies once reconstituted and pureed will be the natural thickener for your sauce.
Keep the flour for your tortillas not your enchilada sauce. Place in a large saucepan and cover generously with water. First heat a large pan to medium heat and dry toast the dried chili peppers a few minutes per side until the skins begin to puff up a bit.
Cover and bring to a boil. Saute the strained sauce in a dollop of oil over medium heat. Living in arizona i have become the white mexican.
Be sure to remove the stems and seeds from the peppers first. The chiles are softened in boiling water and simmered for about 30 minutes. 1 2 teaspoon dried mexican oregano see notes up to 1 4 teaspoon coarse salt or half this amount if using table salt plus more if needed.
I love cooking but one of my favorite things to cook is mexican food. That s used in some red chile sauce recipes to compensate for not using whole dried chilies. Let them soak for about 20 minutes.
Soo it was only a matter of time before i made my own enchilada sauce. Salsa roja is what makes enchiladas en chil ada or seasoned with chile make this easy blender sauce once and the next time you won t even need a written recipe. 40 mins cook time.