Chimayo Red Chile Enchilada Sauce
This delicious New Mexico chili sauce is so easy to prepare and beats any canned chili sauce hands-down in terms of freshness and flavor.
Ingredients
- ½ cup chimayo red chili powder
- ½ cup lard or Crisco
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- Salt onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and Mexican cumin, to taste
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
Instructions
- Combine the lard, flour and garlic in a pan and whisk constantly, cooking it without letting the garlic burn.
- When the color is a mid-blonde color, whisk in the chili powder.
- Pour in some warm water until you’re happy with the consistency.
- Turn the heat down to low and keep whisking.
- Mix in the rest of the ingredients, to taste, and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Enjoy!
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