Basic Red Sauce

Name: Basic Red Sauce
Ingredients: 6 whole Dry New Mexico Chile Peppers; 3 whole Chile De Arbol Pepper; 6 pieces Tomatillos; 3 cups Water; 1/4 pieces Onion; 2 teaspoons Salt; 1 pinch Cumin; 1 piece Whole Cloves; 1 clove Garlic

9 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

6 whole Dry New Mexico Chile Peppers
3 whole Chile De Arbol Pepper
6 pieces Tomatillos
3 cups Water
1/4 pieces Onion
2 teaspoons Salt
1 pinch Cumin
1 piece Whole Cloves
1 clove Garlic

Directions

1

Wash chiles, remove stems and seeds, remove the husk off the tomatillos and wash (they tend to have a sticky skin).
2

Into a large pot place the water, chile peppers, tomatillos and bring to a boil.
3

Then reduce heat and cook for an additional 20 minutes.
4

Remove items from pot and place in blender along with onion, salt, cumin, whole clove and garlic.
5

Puree until smooth consistency (add water from pot if the sauce seems too thick).
6

This sauce is great and can be used for many dishes.