Mama’s Basic Red Chile Sauce is our mother’s basic recipe for a traditional New Mexican red chile sauce. She adds a pinch of sugar like her grandmother did.
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups water (1 ½ cup water for slightly thicker consistency)
- 1- 14 oz. container BUENO® Frozen Red Chile or BUENO® Frozen Special Reserve Red Chile
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- 3 Tbsp. unbleached flour
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- ¼ tsp. BUENO® Oregano
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. sugar
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Instructions
- Heat water in saucepan over low to medium heat.
- Add frozen red chile allowing the chile to defrost and cook.
- Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a separate saucepan over medium heat.
- Sprinkle in flour to make roux. Stir in garlic while browning roux.
- Stir simmering red chile and water into roux, eliminating any lumps.
- Add oregano, salt and sugar. Stir and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and cover. Simmer 10-15 minutes.
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