red enchilada sauce

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Barbara Piepenburg
TURLOCK, CA

THIS RECIPE COMES FROM A NICE MEXICAN RESTAURANT IN MERCED,CALIFORNIA

(1 rating)
cook time 1 Hr

Ingredients For red enchilada sauce

  • 6
    dry pasilla chilies
  • 12
    california chilies
  • 6
    new mexico chilies
  • 6
    guajillo chilies
  • 1/2 tsp
    oregano
  • 4
    garlic cloves
  • 1 tsp
    salt

How To Make red enchilada sauce

  • 1
    Soak chilies in 2 cups of warm water for about 30 minutes, and then boil for about 20 minutes or until the chilies soften and begin to break apart. Cool mixture, place the cooled mixture in a blender with a 1/2 tsp of oregano { mexican preferred}, garlic and the salt and process until smooth. pour the sauce back into the pot and cook for about 20 minutes until thicken slightly, you should end up with about 1 cup

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