Side Dish Recipe • The Best Red Enchilada Sauce

This smoky and savory enchilada sauce is simply delicious! My family won't eat out at Mexican restaurants anymore; they make me cook!

Ingredients

• 6 dried ancho chiles
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• ¼ cup corn oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
• 3 cups beef broth

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. Arrange the ancho chiles on a baking sheet and toast in the preheated oven 3 to 4 minutes; remove the stems, pulp, and seeds from the toasted peppers. Place peppers in a bowl and pour enough hot water into bowl to cover completely; allow to soak for 1 hour.
3. Combine the ancho chiles, tomato paste, corn oil, garlic, salt, oregano, cumin, and about 1 cup of the beef broth in a blender; blend until smooth. Pour the mixture into a saucepan with the remaining beef broth and place over medium heat; simmer until heated through, about 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories69.9
• carbohydrateContent6.3 g
• fatContent4.7 g
• fiberContent2.1 g
• proteinContent2 g
• saturatedFatContent0.6 g
• sodiumContent517.4 mg
• sugarContent1.5 g