Homemade Enchilada Sauce
No need to buy premade enchilada sauce with this tutorial for homemade enchilada sauce from just a jar of tomato sauce! Just mix on the stovetop and you have enchilada sauce ready in under 10 minutes for a delicious base for your next Mexican fiesta!
- Prep Time: 0 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 4 cups 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Cook
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
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- 1/4 cup olive oil (or other neutral oil)
- 1/4 cup flour (gluten-free flour also works)
- 1 jar of tomato sauce (24 oz)
- 2 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Add olive oil (or neutral oil) to a medium sauce pan and bring to a boil.
- Drop a little flour into the oil and if it sizzles it’s ready for the flour. Slowly add the flour while whisking to incorporate into oil.
- Add tomato sauce , spices, salt and pepper and water. Stir to combine.
- Bring to a boil and then lower to a simmer until mixture thickens.
- If tomato sauce is chunky feel free to blend with an immersion blender or in a tabletop blender. This is optional.
- Allow to cool and store in an airtight container for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 6 months. Use in place of store-bought enchilada sauce where desired.
Find it online: https://www.thehealthymaven.com/how-to-make-enchilada-sauce/