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Homemade Enchilada Sauce
Homemade Enchilada Sauce that’s 1000X better than canned and ready in just 10 minutes! This homemade enchilada sauce recipe is made with simple pantry ingredients and takes less time to make than running to the grocery store! It’s rich, bold, smoky, quick, easy, freezes beautifully and you can customize the heat and consistency. Once you taste this red enchilada sauce recipe, you won’t want to live without it or go back to the store-bought kind again! It makes everything better from enchiladas, to soups, to skillets and even pastas! You will LOVE having this red enchilada sauce on hand!
👥 2 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 12 min⏳ Prep: 3 min🔥 Cook: 9 min👤 Jen📖 carlsbadcravings
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- whisk
- skillet
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Whisk the flour and all seasoning together in a small bowl (through oregano or optional cayenne pepper); set aside.
2
Melt the butter in the vegetable oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium heat. Whisk in the flour mixture and cook while whisking for ⏱️ 2 minutes. Whisk in the tomato paste until completely combined and continue to cook for ⏱️ 1 minute.
vegetable oil (or other neutral oil)2 tablespoons
3
Reduce the heat to low, then gradually whisk in the chicken broth. Continue to whisk until smooth and the lumps are dissolved. Whisk in cocoa powder, sugar and cinnamon.
sugar1 teaspoon
4
Bring the sauce to a simmer and continue to simmer, whisking often, until it thickens to your desired consistency, about ⏱️ 5-7 minutes. Keep in mind the sauce will thicken a little as it cools.
5
Remove from heat and stir in apple cider vinegar. Taste and adjust seasonings as desired with additional salt, cayenne, sugar or vinegar. If the sauce thickens too much, simply whisk in additional chicken broth, a little at a time until it reaches desired consistency.
apple cider vinegar1 teaspoonsugar1 teaspoon
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