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Homemade Enchilada Sauce

The sauce is super easy to make, only takes about 20 minutes to make, and tastes so much better than anything you would find at a grocery store!
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 2 Cups

Ingredients

  • 1 Large tomato cut into 8s
  • 1 Jalapeno chopped
  • 1 Anaheim pepper or another half a jalapeno, or if you don't like it with a medium heat, you can leave this out!
  • 1/2 Onion finely chopped
  • 1 Garlic Clove crushed
  • 2 Tbs Tomato paste
  • 3/4 Cup Water
  • 1 Tbs Extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 Tbs Dried Oregano
  • 1 Tsp Salt
  • 1 Tsp Cumin
  • 1 Tsp Chipotle chili pepper
  • 1 Tsp Paprika

Instructions

  • In a small pot add olive oil, let it get hot, then add the onions and crushed garlic and cook until slightly browned (about 5 minutes) stirring occasionally, then add all the seasonings and stir a few times.
  • Next add the tomatoes and peppers, tomato paste and water (all remaining ingredients) and stir and bring to a boil (this takes about 10 minutes).
  • As soon as it is done cooking, turn heat off, wait 5 minutes, then pour entire contents of the pot into a food processor or blender and pulsate until well combined and no more chunks remain (about 1 minute). Then enjoy!