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Enchilada Sauce - Classic

Enchilada Sauce - Classic

Enchilada sauce can make or break an enchilada dish. And homemade is always best! There are a lot of enchilada sauce recipes out there - this one is a classic essential.

View original recipe on recipetineats.com

saucemexican

Prep Time: 3 minutes

Cook Time: 12 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Servings: 3

Ingredients

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1/4 cup flour (all purpose / plain)

700 g / 24oz tomato passata (1 bottle) or 16 oz (2 cans) US tomato sauce

1 1/2 cups chicken broth, low sodium (or vegetable broth, or water + bouillon cube)

1 tbsp dried oregano

2 tsp cumin

2 tsp paprika

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp onion powder

1 tbsp brown sugar

Salt and pepper to taste

Optional extras: cayenne pepper (for spiciness), ground chipotle

Instructions

Step 1
Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat.
Step 2
Add flour and whisk until well combined, about 1 minute.
Step 3
Add remaining ingredients except salt and pepper, whisk, bring to boil, then reduce to simmer.
Step 4
Simmer for 10 minutes or so, until thickened, whisking occasionally.
Step 5
Season with salt and pepper.
Step 6
This can be stored for up to 1 week in the refrigerator in an airtight container. It also freezes well.