Enchilada Sauce

This speedy homemade enchilada sauce only takes about 10 minutes to cook, but it tastes authentic and is full of Mexican flavor. Use it to make your favorite enchiladas, wet burritos, or any dish that calls for canned enchilada sauce.

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

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups water
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• salt to taste
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons self-rising flour
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• ¼ teaspoon onion salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
• ¼ 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.