Red Enchilada Sauce
Serves 4
This homemade enchilada sauce recipe is better than store-bought! Flavorful and easy to make, it comes together in 20 minutes with basic pantry ingredients.
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons avocado oil
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 to 3 tablespoons chili powder, to taste
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1½ cups vegetable broth
Instructions
- Heat the avocado oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour and whisk for 1 minute, or until well combined with the oil. Add the chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, salt, and oregano and whisk for 1 minute, or until fragrant, reducing the heat as needed if the spices begin to stick or burn. Slowly add the tomato sauce and then the broth, whisking continuously until smooth.
- Simmer for 12 minutes, or until thickened. The sauce will thicken more as it cools. Use in your favorite enchilada recipe.
Notes
Makes 1¾ cups
Nutrition facts calculated for 1/4 recipe