Best Basic Red Sauce Salsa De Chile Rojo Recipes
MEXICAN RED CHILE SAUCE
Salsa de Chile Rojo. This is based on a recipe from Sunset's Mexican Cook Book. Sunset recommends mild dried chiles, ones that are large and dusky-red. Use as an enchilada sauce.
Provided by mersaydees
Categories Sauces
Time 2h20m
Yield 3 1/2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Place chiles on a baking sheet. Toast lightly in oven, 3 or 4 minutes, until they give off a mild aroma. Do not burn, otherwise, chiles will be very bitter.
- Remove chiles from oven and set aside until cool enough to handle.
- Remove and discard stems, seeds, and any pink pithy materials.
- Rinse chiles in cool water, drain briefly, then cover with hot water and soak for an hour.
- Process chiles in blender with enough of the soaking water to obtain a nice, blended consistency.
- Add remaining water, tomato sauce, garlic, oil, salt, oregano, and cumin. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Sauce can be refrigerated for up to 1 week or frozen for later use.
CHILE ROJO
This is a basic red chile sauce. I usually make this to add into stewed meat recipes for enchiladas or tamales and also as an enchilada sauce.
Provided by cervantesbrandi
Categories Sauces
Time 30m
Yield 1 cup
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Place all ingredients into a sauce pan except for salt. Cover the chiles with water and bring to a boil. Cover and continue to boil for 15 minutes.
- Drain the water and add the ingredients including the salt to the blender. Add in 1/2 cup fresh water and blend on high for 5 minutes.
- Add 1 tbsp oil into the empty sauce pan you used to boil the chiles. Pour in the red chile and cook on medium heat for 10 minutes stirring occasionally and adjusting salt to taste.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 44.6, Fat 0.4, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 2334.1, Carbohydrate 10, Fiber 2.4, Sugar 4.5, Protein 1.6
RED ENCHILADA SAUCE (SALSA DE CHILE ROJO)
This is the homemade sauce I use for all our enchiladas
Provided by Deana Fromm
Categories Salsas
Time 2h
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 1. Cut ends off of dried chilies, de-seed (if desired)
- 2. Cut chilies into chucks and place in sauce pan with water just above the chilies. Slowly cook until chilies are very soft.
- 3. Place chilies in blender, blend until smooth. (sauce will be thick) Put blended chilies in pan with remaining water and add the broth.
- 4. Season to taste adding salt, and cayenne pepper to desired heat level. Simmer for about 1/2-1 hour.
- 5. Once sauce is put together; place 2 tbsp oil in pan. Heat to very hot, slowly poor sauce into pan and fry it...Yes fry it,. Simmer for about 1/2 on low and let rest for 2 hours before serving to allow all ingredients to mess together.
IRMA'S RED ENCHILADA SAUCE (SALSA DE CHILE ROJO)
I got this one from my friend, Rick Ramirez's Mom, Irma when I lived in Yuma in the early 1960's. I usually make a double batch and freeze the excess, 2 cups at a time in Sandwich size ziplock freezer bags. Cooking time includes steeping time for the chiles.
Provided by Pierre Dance
Categories Sauces
Time 1h35m
Yield 4 1/2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Place chiles on a wire cooling rack on a baking sheet.
- Roast 4-5 minutes, NO MORE THEY"LL TURN BITTER!
- Let them cool to touch.
- Cut tops off, split in two with a sharp knife.
- Remove seeds and veins, the soft part that holds the seeds.
- Cover with boiling water, let steep an hour.
- Remove each half to a platter and scrape the pulp with the edge of a spoon. After handling chiles wash your hands with warm water and baking soda to nutralize the chile juice. It's an acid. You can safely wash your eyes too.
- Combine all ingredients including the water in a sauce pan.
- Bring to a simmer, simmer for 15 minutes.
- Stirring occasionly.
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