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Easy Method Basic Mexican Red Sauce

Here's how you make Easy Method Basic Mexican Red Sauce
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  • Servings: 10-12
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 40m
    • The following recipe serves 10-12 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 3 medium onions, chopped
  • 3 to 4 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 3/4 cup good quality chile powder (please use the best you can afford)
  • 2 1/2 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth
  • 3 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
  • 3 tablespoons dried oregano leaves
  • 3 tablespoons dried cumin seeds
  • 3 teaspoons salt (to taste)
  • 1/2 to 1 ounce Hershey's Dark Chocolate
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Cook and stir the onions and garlic in the oil in a 2 qt. saucepan until onion is tender.

  • Step 2: Add the chile powder and the chicken broth, mix well, then add the tomato sauce, oregano, cumin seed and chocolate.

  • Step 3: Simmer, uncovered for 20 minutes, sauce should be somewhat thickened.

  • Step 4: Cool.

  • Step 5: Transfer to blender. Being careful to keep the lid on the blender, process until smooth.

  • Step 6: Refrigerate no longer than 10 days.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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