Cooking Easy Recipes

Basic Red Sauce

Servings:
4 Servings
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  • 8 Ancho Chilies
  • 3 1/2 c Warm Water
  • 1/2 c Onion; Chopped
  • 2 Garlic; Cloves; chopped
  • 1/4 c Vegetable Oil
  • 8 oz Tomato Sauce; 1 cn
  • 1 tb Oregano Leaves; Dried
  • 1 tb Cumin Seed
  • 1 ts Salt
Cover chiles with warm water. Let stand until softened, about 30 minutes;
drain. Strain liquid; reserve. Remove stems, seeds and membranes from
chilies. Cook and stir onion and garlic in oil in a 2-quart saucepan until
onion is tender. Stir in chilies, 2 cups of the reserved liquid and the
remaining ingredients. Heat ot boiling, reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, 20
minutes; cool. Pour into a food processor workbowl fitted with steel blade
or into a blender container; cover and process until smooth. Cover and
refrigerate up to 10 days. Makes about 2 1/2 cups sauce.

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #744 by Kathy Meade on
Aug 15, 1997