Enchilada Sauce

This homemade enchilada sauce takes about 10 minutes to cook, but it tastes authentic and is full of Mexican flavor. Use it on enchiladas or burritos.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 11 mins
• Total Time: 21 mins
• Calories: 116 Calories

Ingredients

• salt to taste
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons self-rising flour
• 0.25 cup vegetable oil
• 1.5 cups water
• 0.25 teaspoon ground cumin
• 0.25 teaspoon garlic powder
• 0.25 teaspoon onion salt
• 0.25 cup New Mexico or California chili powder

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in chili powder and flour, reduce heat to medium, and cook until fragrant and deepened in color, stirring constantly to prevent the flour from burning, about 1 minute.

Step 2

Gradually stir in water, tomato sauce, cumin, garlic powder, and onion salt until smooth. Continue cooking over medium heat until thickened slightly, about 10 minutes. Season with salt.