Red Chile Sauce

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  • Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
2 packages of Dried New Mexican Chiles3 Cups of water1 large Onion4 Garlic, Cloves1 can Beef or Chicken broth1 tsp. Salt1/2 tsp. Black Pepper1 tsp Oregano, dried1/2 tsp Cumin, dried1 TBL. ButterWater as needed for smoothness
Directions
Use Extreme caution when handling chiles, Do Not touch face - Wash your hands throughly before and after this process

Remove the stems and seeds from Chiles

Boil 3 cups of water and add the chiles
Boil for 3 min then cover and steep chiles for at least 30 minutes
Remove hydrated chiles and transfer to blender
Reserve boiled water set aside.
Blend chilies adding reserved water until a smooth puree sauce forms
Strain the blended chile mixture to remove left over tough skins and seeds.
In seperate pot lightly saute garlic & onion with 1 tbl. butter
Add blended chile sauce, spices and beef or chicken broth to saute mixture
Bring to boil
Simmer for 30 min.

Add to recipe or dish as desired

Cool and refrigerate unused portions.


Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ASKCHER.

Servings Per Recipe: 12
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 52.5
  • Total Fat: 1.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.9 mg
  • Sodium: 266.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 9.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.5 g
  • Protein: 2.2 g

Member Reviews
  • MELROKKS
    Need to specify size of package by weight or approximate number of chile pods. Also need to reveal size of can of chicken stock. - 11/26/12
  • COLLINSLG
    this is what I have been looking for to use up a HUGE bag of dried ?? red chiles. I'll make it today and be back with results tomorrow. I'm hoping any dried chile will work with varying degrees of taste and hottness. - 8/1/08