How to Make Enchilada Sauce
Enchilada sauce is the key ingredient to the popular enchilada Mexican dish. There are several recipes that contain varied levels of spiciness or other types of flavors. The most simple enchilada sauce to make at home is also considered the most authentic because there is no use of tomato sauce. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- 1 oz square semisweet chocolate
- 4 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 cup diced onion
- 3 tbsp chopped garlic
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 5 tbsp hot chili powder
Instructions
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Add one tablespoon of oil to a large pan and heat over medium-high heat for 5 minutes. Make sure not to heat on high as it will burn the oil.
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Cut an onion into finely diced pieces or put pieces of cut onion into an electric dicer. Add one cup of onion to the oil that is cooking in the large pan. Let the onion cook on medium heat until it is tender.
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Add 3 tablespoons of chopped garlic, 1 teaspoon of ground cumin, one-fourth teaspoon of cinnamon and 1 teaspoon of dried oregano to the large pan. Continue cooking and stirring occasionally for 5 to 10 minutes.
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Add 5 tablespoons of chili powder and 3 tablespoons of flour to the mixture in the large pan. Continue cooking for 5 to 10 minutes or until the sauce thickens. Stir occasionally.
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Add 4 1/2 cups of chicken broth to the pan by slowly whisking it into the mixture. Simmer until the sauce has reached a consistency of your preference. Stir in 1 ounce of chocolate and let it melt. Stir well before pouring the sauce over the enchiladas.
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