Steps to Prepare Favorite Enchilada Sauce

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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook enchilada sauce using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Enchilada Sauce:

1. Make ready 4 large dried California pepper pods
2. Make ready 2 tablespoons minced garlic
3. Take 1 large onion
4. Make ready 28 ounces tomatoes
5. Take 1 teaspoon whole leaf dried oregano
6. Prepare 1 teaspoon kosher salt
7. Get 1 teaspoon extra dark cocoa powder
8. Prepare 1 teaspoon ground cumin
9. Make ready 4 cups water plus more for thinning if necessary
10. Make ready As needed brown sugar if the peppers scorched during toasting

I've tried enchilada sauce with whole dried chilies and I've tried enchilada sauces with many different kinds of chili powder but I just keep coming back to the traditional chili powder and tomato sauce. An enchilada (/ˌɛntʃɪˈlɑːdə/, Spanish: [entʃiˈlaða]) is a corn tortilla rolled around a filling and covered with a savory sauce. Enchiladas can be filled with various ingredients, including meats, cheese, beans. Homemade Enchilada Sauce Can't Be Beat.

Instructions to make Enchilada Sauce:

1. Boil the water. Remove the skin from tomato. Dice the tomato and set aside.
2. Heat a skillet dry. Toast the peppers till just fragrant. Set aside add the onion, tomatoes, and garlic to the skillet to toast also.
3. Remove stems and seeds from the peppers. Add the peppers to the boiling water for 20-30 minutes covered. This will rehydrate and soften your peppers.
4. Add the peppers and liquids in the peppers, to a blender. Now add the oregano, onion, salt, cumin, garlic, and tomatoes, to a blender. Liquidfy the ingredients.
5. In a skillet heat the oil. Pour the ingredients from the blender into the hot skillet with the oil in it. Stir in the chocolate.
6. Simmer uncovered for 30 minutes. It should be not thin, but just a bit thick, like a tomato ketchup.
7. It may not be super delicious on its own. If it's too bitter add a little brown sugar at a time till the bitterness is toned down. It should taste good allowing the sauce and food you put it on compliment each other.
8. Serve I hope you enjoy!!!

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