Best New Mexican Red Chile Sauce Recipes

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TRADITIONAL NEW MEXICAN RED CHILE SAUCE



Traditional New Mexican Red Chile Sauce image

The dried red chiles have a distintive earthy taste. You may enrich the sauce with a bit of cream. Use in Carne Adovada or enchiladas. Just remember to cover the rubber or plastic parts of your blender with plastic wrap and use metal spoons. These red chiles will stain rubber and plastic permanently.

Provided by Miss Annie

Categories     Sauces

Time 45m

Yield 1 1/2-2 Quarts

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 lb dried New Mexico chile, remove stems (leave seeds and veins if you like a hotter sauce)
2 heads garlic, peeled
1 large onion, chopped
2 tablespoons oregano, dried
1 teaspoon salt
water, as necessary

Steps:

  • Place the chile pods on a foil lined cookie sheet and warm in a 375º F.
  • oven for just a few minutes until they become soft and leathery.
  • Working in small batches at a time, fit pods into a blender or food processor.
  • Purée with the onion, garlic, oregano and salt until smooth, adding small amounts of water as needed to make a sauce the consistency of thick cream.
  • Place each batch of puréed mixture in a large bowl until all have been blended.
  • Stir the batches together.
  • Store in refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1145.9, Fat 18.2, SaturatedFat 2.6, Sodium 1842.5, Carbohydrate 248.9, Fiber 90.5, Sugar 129.4, Protein 38.2

NEW MEXICAN RED CHILE SAUCE



NEW MEXICAN RED CHILE SAUCE image

Yield Makes 3 cups

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/2 t vegetable oil
1/2 c finely chopped onion
1/2 c New Mexico chile powder
1 garlic clove, minced
1 c canned crushed tomatoes
3 T honey
1 t ground cumin
1/4 t black pepper
1 (14 1/2-oz) can vegetable broth

Steps:

  • Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion; saute 4 minutes. Add chile powder and garlic; saute 1 minute. Stir in tomatoes and remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes.

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