Best Instant Pot Ancho Chile Sauce Recipes
GUAJILLO SAUCE
Guajillo Sauce is the start to many amazing and authentic Mexican food recipes. It makes everything great on your plate.
Provided by Maggie Unzueta
Categories Breakfast Lunch or Dinner
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- With a damp paper towel, wipe off any dust on the peppers.
- Remove the stems, seeds, and veins of the guajillo peppers
- Add 4 cups water and the cleaned peppers to a stock pot.
- Put the lid on, and bring to a boil.
- Turn heat off, leaving the peppers inside.
- Wait for 5 minutes, or until the chiles are pliable.
- Discard the water.
- Rinse the pot and set aside until ready to use.
- To a blender, add the rehydrated peppers, garlic, onion, cumin, and salt.
- Add 2 cups water to the blender.
- Blend until smooth.
- Heat olive oil in the stock pot.
- Add a strainer over the stock pot.
- Carefully strain the sauce into the pot, using the back of a spoon.
- Be very careful. It can splatter.
- Bring to a simmer.
- Cook the sauce for 8-10 minutes.
- Stir occasionally.
- Taste for salt.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 35 kcal, Carbohydrate 7 g, Protein 1 g, Fat 1 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 36 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 4 g, ServingSize 1 serving
INSTANT-POT RED CHICKEN ENCHILADAS
These pressure cooker enchiladas are all about the tortillas and the ancho chile sauce. Shredded chicken and cheese round out the Mexican-American favorite.
Provided by Janet A. Zimmerman
Categories Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Chicken Tortillas Bake Cheese Chile Pepper Monterey Jack Dinner
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Pressure cook the chicken:
- Put the chicken thighs in the Instant Pot. Pour in the ancho chile sauce. Lock the lid into place. Select Manual; adjust the pressure to High and the time to 10 minutes. After cooking, naturally release the pressure for 10 minutes, then quick release any remaining pressure. Unlock and remove the lid. Transfer the chicken to a bowl and let it cool for a few minutes. Keep the sauce warm.
- Prepare the filling:
- When the chicken is just cool enough to handle, cut or pull it into bite-size chunks. Mix in about 2/3 cup of the warm sauce; the chicken should be well coated with sauce but not drowning. Put the onion in a small bowl.
- Prepare the tortillas.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Place 6 tortillas on a baking sheet in a single layer. Brush the tortillas lightly with the oil (or spray with cooking spray), then turn them over and repeat on the other side. Bake just until the tortillas are warm and pliable, about 3 minutes. Remove from the oven and place the tortillas in a stack on a plate. Cover with aluminum foil to keep warm. Repeat with the remaining 6 tortillas. (If you have two baking sheets, you can heat them all at once.) Leave the oven on.
- Make the enchiladas:
- Spoon about 1/2 cup warm sauce into a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Place one tortilla in the sauce and flip it so it's lightly coated on both sides, then place a couple of tablespoons of chicken and a couple of teaspoons of chopped onion on the tortilla.
- For Mexican-American-style enchiladas: Sprinkle a tablespoon of shredded Monterey Jack cheese over the chicken and onion.
- Finish the enchiladas:
- Roll the tortilla up and place it at the end of the dish, seam-side down. Repeat with the remaining tortillas. When all the enchiladas are filled and rolled, pour enough sauce over them to just cover them (they should not be swimming in sauce).
- For Mexican-American-style enchiladas: Sprinkle the rest of the shredded Monterey Jack cheese over the enchiladas.
- Bake the enchiladas:
- Bake until warmed through, 8 to 10 minutes. Sprinkle the queso fresco over the enchiladas and serve.
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