Mexico City Enchilada Sauce

By JimMac

Ingredients

• 5 tablespoons chili powder
• 5 tablespoons flour
• 1 2/3 teaspoons cocoa powder
• 7/8 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 2/3 teaspoons oregano
• 5 cups water
• 1 (13 1/3 ounce) can tomato sauce

Preparation

Step 1

Directions:

1
Combine all dry ingredients in a small bowl.
2
Stirring constantly, slowly add enough of the water to make a thin paste.
3
Pour into pan and add rest of water.
4
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens.
5
Stir in tomato sauce.
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Use in your favorite enchilada recipe.
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The amounts on the ingredients are very flexible.
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For instance, if I am feeding my kids who do not like"spicy", I will halve the chili powder and double the tomato sauce.
9
Experiment to suit your taste, but don't leave out the cocoa.
10
For a quick meal, we will soften a corn tortilla in a bit of hot oil, drag it through the sauce, and lay it flat on a plate.
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cover it with grated cheddar cheese, sprinkle with chopped onions and sliced black olives.
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Then cover with another softened sauced tortilla and melt the cheese in the microwave for 1 minute on high.