RANCHERO SAUCE

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I love making my ranchero sauce. It stores well and goes so well with so many different south-west and Mexican foods. I prefer to make my ranchero sauce with heirloom or Mexican Organic tomatoes. I am a huge advocate of not using those genetically modified freaks people call tomatoes traditionally. They are orange, watery with...

Provided by Maggie May Schill

Time 1h20m

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

3 medium heirloom tomatoes, chopped
1 small yellow tomato, chopped
2 c red onion, diced
1 medium red bell pepper, diced, seeded and ribs removed.
2 c fresh cilantro, chopped
4-5 clove garlic, minced
1/2 c veggie or chicken broth
1 1/2 Tbsp salt
1 1/2 tsp chili powder
4 tsp ground cumin
1 medium jalapeno pepper, diced, seeded and ribs removed
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp lime juice
1 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
salt, pepper and cayenne pepper to taste!

Steps:

1. In a medium sauce pan over medium heat, add oil and smoke.
2. Sweat garlic and onion in oil until tender.
3. Add jalapeno and cook for 10 minutes covered.
4. Add tomatoes with salt. (salt will draw the liquid from tomatoes.) Cook covered for 30 minutes on medium low heat.
5. Drain excess tomato liquid from pan.
6. Add cilantro and broth to pan. Simmer for 5 minutes covered. (Adjust the thickness of the sauce with broth. Be sure to drain all the excess liquid you can, the tomato liquid is super watery, but the 1/2 cup of broth will add the extra flavor you are looking for. You might need more than 1/2 cup or a little less depending on how much liquid your tomatoes give up while cooking.)
7. Add paprika, salt, pepper, cayenne, chilli, lime juice and cumin.
8. Blend mixture with immersion blender, or transfer to a standard blender until smooth. (If you like chunky sauce don't blend it, tastes the same whether smooth or not.)
9. Simmer the sauce for about 15 minutes before serving. A little tip: if you find the sauce too watery after you add your stock, no big deal, simmer it uncovered, it'll thicken itself up in no time.
10. In this entry I served ranchero sauce over my black bean quesadilla.

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