Rojo Sauce (red Chili Sauce)

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 4 ancho chilies (or pasilla chilies)
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato puree
• 1 medium onion, cut up
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon cooking oil

Recipe

• 1 cut chilies open discard stems and seeds.
• 2 cut chilies into small pieces with scissors or a knife.
• 3 place in bowl; cover with boiling water.
• 4 let stand 45 to 60 minutes.
• 5 drain.
• 6 place canned tomato puree in blender container.
• 7 add the drained chilies.
• 8 add onion, garlic, salt and sugar to blender.
• 9 cover and blend until smooth.
• 10 in 1 1/2 quart saucepan combine tomato mixture and cooking oil.
• 11 cook and stir over medium heat about 10 minutes or until sauce is slightly thickened.