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Red Enchilada Sauce

Rich and flavorful red enchilada sauce made in the glass Anyday dish, featuring a blend of tomatoes, chilies, and spices. This quick and easy microwave recipe delivers a deliciously savory sauce, perfect for enhancing your favorite enchilada recipes.
Red Enchilada Sauce
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Prep Time

7 mins

Cook Time

4 mins

Free Time

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Smoky chilis are toasted to perfection in the microwave and blended into a smooth, rich sauce. Use your Anytime Trays to store homemade sauce for future use including smothered burritos, tortilla soup starter or, of course - enchiladas!

All of Anyday’s recipes are tested (and retested!) in many different microwave and home kitchens to make sure they work— and work well. Unless specified otherwise, all recipes should be cooked at full power.

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What You’ll Need

What You’ll Need

The Medium Deep Dish

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2 cups
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When in doubt, start with less time — you can always add more.

700w

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Dish

The Medium Deep Dish

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 2 dried guajillo or ancho chilis, seeds and stems removed
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1½ cups (400g) fire-roasted tomatoes 
  • ½ cup (120ml) chicken or vegetable stock
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Preparation

  1. Combine oil, chiles, garlic, and cumin in the Anyday dish and toss to coat. Cover with the lid (knob lifted) and cook for 1-2 minutes or until the chiles are fragrant.
  2. Add the tomatoes, stock, salt, and pepper. Stir well and continue cooking for 3 minutes or until the sauce has darkened and reaches a gentle simmer.
  3. Blend with an immersion blender (or regular blender) until the texture is as smooth or chunky as you like. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Allow the sauce to cool and use as desired.

Serving suggestions & tips

  • Use other dried chilis such as Ancho, Anaheim (Hatch), and more for depth of flavor and intensity of color.
  • Once the sauce has cooled, puree fresh cilantro into the sauce for a bright flavor.
  • For a smoky sauce, add canned chipotle peppers in adobo.

Recipe notes

  • Portion sauce evenly into the Anytime Trays, cover with the lid, and freeze.
  • Microwave ovens vary, even with the same wattages. Adjust cooking times as needed.