Easy Enchilada Sauce

Recipe courtesy of Emeril Lagasse

Show: The Essence of EmerilEpisode: Quick Mexican Sauces

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (57)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(57)

Prep Time:
20 min
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Yield:
2 1/2 cups of sauce

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Prep: 20 min
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Total:: 20 min

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Ingredients

3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon flour
1/4 cup chili powder
2 cups chicken stock
10 ounces tomato paste
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

In a medium saucepan heat oil, add flour, smoothing and stirring with a wooden spoon. Cook for 1 minute. Add chili powder and cook for 30 seconds. Add stock, tomato paste, oregano, and cumin. Stir to combine. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and cook for 15 minutes. The sauce will thicken and smooth out. Adjust the seasonings. Serve atop your favorite enchiladas.

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recipe Easy Enchilada Sauce
NANCY Hanover Park, IL 10-26-2009
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Easy and delicious
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I used Swad Chili Powder which made it a bit more spicy, and I freshly ground the cumin. I used it for Chile Rellenos and... it was fantastic.Read more
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Hillary Reno, NV 10-04-2009
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A bit spicy
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I love spice, but it did have quite a kick to it, not bad but almost too much. My daughter couldn't eat the enchiladas I made... because of it. It is better than the canned for sure though.Read more
recipe Easy Enchilada Sauce
MICHELLE portland, OR 09-15-2009
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Why does this have only 4 stars?
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is a great recipe, although I made a couple changes. I didn't have tomato paste so I used tomato sauce and reduced the... broth a little bit. I also reduced the amount of chili powder. Anyway, it was so good I could have eaten like a soup.Read more
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Cynthia Robersonville, NC 08-05-2009
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Awesome and EASY!!!! Great job Emeril!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Hi everyone, My husband is mexican and he doesn't like enchiladas. Can you believe that? I do like them. I really wanted... some enchiladas so I looked up emeril's recipe for an easy enchilada sauce and I fixed the chicken enchiladas. followed recipe to the T but I only added a little more stock so the sauce wouldn't be to thick and it was perfect. Hubby came in asked what we had for supper and I told him enchiladas, " he said, oh no". I said just try them. Needless to say he cleaned his plate and went back for seconds. This recipe was great and I will be fixing it again. Hubby is already asking when I was going to fix them again. Great job Emeril. This was soooooooo delicious! I will be passing the recipe on to friends as well. Will never buy store bought again. Cynthia Lozano- Greenville, N.C.Read more
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ruth St. Augustine, FL 07-21-2009
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really good
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

after using canned enchilada sauce, which was way to hot for me, but enough heat for my family, I didn't know what to expect.... Added 1/2 square of unsweetened chocolate and a dash of cinnamon someone recommended, this is the most delicisous sauce. A little hot sauce was good for my family and w/o was good for me. I won't be buying canned any more!Read more
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Patty Orlando, FL 06-20-2009
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super easy and super yummy
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

i will never buy canned enchilada sauce again, this sauce is amazingly easy to make and soo good.