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Ingredients
- 3guajillo chiles
- 3mulato chiles
- 1/2medium onion, cut into wedges
- 6cloves garlic, unpeeled
- 2tablespoons corn oil
- 1cup tomato puree
- 1cup strong black coffee
- 1/4cup turbinado sugar
- 1tablespoon kosher salt, plus additional for seasoning
- 1teaspoon dried oregano, preferably Mexican
- Pinch ground cloves
- Pinch cumin
- 2teaspoons cider vinegar
Details
Servings 1
Preparation time 45mins
Cooking time 60mins
Adapted from foodnetwork.com
Preparation
Step 1
Split, stem, and seed the chiles. Toast the chiles in a dry skillet over medium-high heat, turning and flattening with a spatula, until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Put the chiles in a heatproof bowl, cover with very hot water, and set aside until soft, about 30 minutes. Drain, reserve soaking liquid, chop chiles roughly, and set aside.
While the chiles soak, char the onion and garlic in the same dry skillet over medium heat until the onion blackens slightly and garlic softens in the skin, about 8 minutes. Cool, squeeze the garlic out of the skin, and put in a blender with chiles and onion. Puree to a paste, adding soaking liquid as needed (about 3/4 cup) to help the mixture break down.
Heat the oil in the skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chile mixture and cook, stirring, until thick and fragrant, about 4 minutes. Add the tomato puree, coffee, sugar, 1 tablespoon salt, oregano, cloves, and cumin. Adjust the heat to maintain a gentle simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 15 minutes.
Stir in vinegar and season with salt to taste.
Cook's Note: For this recipe, we prefer Mexican oregano. It's stronger than Italian oregano, so it can hold its own with the other assertive flavors in this sauce
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