Mexican Enchilada Sauce

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 3 cups water
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce

Recipe

• 1 combine all dry ingredients in a small bowl.
• 2 stirring constantly, slowly add enough of the water to make a thin paste.
• 3 pour into pan and add rest of water.
• 4 cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens.
• 5 stir in tomato sauce.
• 6 use in your favorite enchilada recipe.
• 7 the amounts on the ingredients are very flexible.
• 8 for instance, if i am feeding my kids who do not like"spicy", i will halve the chili powder and double the tomato sauce.
• 9 experiment to suit your taste, but don't leave out the cocoa.
• 10 for a quick meal, we will soften a corn tortilla in a bit of hot oil, drag it through the sauce, and lay it flat on a plate.
• 11 cover it with grated cheddar cheese, sprinkle with chopped onions and sliced black olives.
• 12 then cover with another softened sauced tortilla and melt the cheese in the microwave for 1 minute on high.