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    Red Enchilada Sauce

    Published: Mar 13, 2023 · Modified: Aug 23, 2023 by Dee · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    I love enchiladas, so when I realized how quick it was to make my own red enchilada sauce it was game on.

    You can make this sauce to use for (of course) enchiladas, or you can use it to make my flavor-packed Mexican Rice Bowl.

    What You Need to Make Red Enchilada Sauce

    red enchilada sauce ingredients, arbol chilies, guajillo chilies, ancho chilies, mexican chocolate

    Here’s what you need to make this sauce:

    Dried chilies: I use a mixture of guajillo, ancho, and arbol chilies.

    Onion and garlic: To add flavor.

    Chicken stock: To steep the chilies, onions, and garlic in.

    Oregano: For flavor.

    Mexican chocolate: To add a bit of depth and sweetness.

    Kosher salt: To bring it all together.

    How to Make Red Enchilada Sauce

    Making enchilada sauce is so easy, you’ll never buy store-bought again!

    Step 1: Prep your ingredients.

    The first thing you’ll do is trim, deseed and clean your chilies. To do this, I use a pair of kitchen sheers to cut off the stems, and then cut down the middle of each chili to remove the seeds. Once done, I like to rinse them under water.

    This is also the time to peel and quarter your onion and peel and slightly crush your garlic.

    Step 2: Steep your chilies.

    Now add the chilies, onions, garlic and 3 cups of chicken stock to a pot. Bring it to a boil, then cover, take off of the heat and let steep for 20 minutes.

    Step 3: Add everything to a blender.

    onions, chilies, garlic

    Now, with a slotted spoon, add the chilies, garlic, and onions to a blender. Add the salt, oregano, Mexican chocolate, one cup of the chili water (aka the stock that the chilies were steeping in) and one up of fresh water.

    Step 4: Blend everything.

    red enchilada sauce

    Blend everything on high until smooth. Keep in mind if your blender isn’t that powerful, you may want to pour the mixture through a strainer in case there are any big pieces of chilies, etc.

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    Red Enchilada Sauce

    This delicious red enchilada sauce is made with guajillo, ancho and arbol chilies, mexican chocolate and some aromatics.
    Prep Time13 minutes mins
    Cook Time20 minutes mins
    Course: Snack
    Cuisine: Mexican
    Keyword: enchilada sauce, red enchilada sauce
    Servings: 3 cups

    Ingredients

    • 4 guajillo chilies trimmed and deseeded
    • 4 ancho chilies trimmed and deseeded
    • 2 arbol chilies trimmed and deseeded
    • 1 onion peeled and quartered
    • 3 garlic cloves peeled and slightly crushed
    • 3 cups chicken stock
    • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
    • 1 tsp oregano
    • 1 piece Mexican chocolate

    Instructions

    • Deseed, clean and rinse your chilies really well and then add them, the onions, the garlic cloves and the chicken stock to a pot.
    • Bring to a boil, then cover, remove from heat and let steep for 20 minutes.
    • Using a slotted spoon, add the softened chilies, onions and garlic to a blender along with 1 cup of the chicken stock that the chilies were soaking in, 1 cup of fresh water, the salt, oregano and Mexican chocolate.
    • Blend on high until smooth. (If your blender isn't that powerful, you may need to strain the enchilada sauce to get rid of any chili pieces.)

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