Red Chile Or Enchilada Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 6 dried red chilies (a mixture of new mexico, and passillas gives great depth)
• 3 garlic cloves, smashed
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 2 tablespoons ground cumin
• 4 cups boiling water (broth may be used, but is quite unnecessary)
• 4 tablespoons lard or 4 tablespoons bacon drippings
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• salt

Recipe

• 1 remove stems and seeds from dried chiles, and break chiles into smaller pieces.
• 2 place chiles in a blender cup with garlic, and cover with boiling water. let stand for 30 minutes to an hour.
• 3 in the mean time in a heavy sauce pan use the lard and flour to make a roux, and let cook for a couple of minutes to remove any raw taste.
• 4 when the chiles have rehydrated, blend on "liquify' until smooth.
• 5 add to sauce pan with oregano,cumin,and salt. simmer for 15 minutes.
• 6 if you can make this a few hours, or a day, ahead it is even better.