Versatile Mexican Enchilada Sauce

(Whole 30 Compliant)

img_7310

This is an easy Mexican flavored sauce that you can use for pretty much everything.  I use it like you would marinara sauce.  Basically, it’s a Mexican marinara.  It works great on pizza, in lasagna, in Mexican flavored soup, and over tortilla chips to make “Chiliquiles”.  The list goes on and this is just a great recipe to have in your arsenal to spice up any day of the week.

Ingredients:

Avocado oil

1 white onion, 1/2 inch dice

2 whole cloves garlic

1 red pepper, 1/2 inch dice

2 cups tomatoes (1 15oz jar)

1 jar of tomato paste (7oz.)

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon coriander

1 teaspoon cumin

Juice from half a lime (optional)

Directions:

Heat the oil in a large saute pan and sweat the onion, garlic and red pepper with a pinch of salt. Continue to cook the vegetables until they are caramelized (everything is uniformly browned).  Deglaze the pan, by adding the tomatoes and tomato paste and stirring up the brown bits from the bottom into the sauce with a wooden spoon.

Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer the sauce until everything is soft.

Pour the sauce into a Vitamix (or other high powered blender) and blend until smooth. Taste and add more salt if desired.  This is where you can add the lime juice if you like.  I don’t typically add it.

Now get to tossing this sauce on EVERYTHING! Go forth and sauce…!

5 from 1 reviews
Versatile Mexican Enchilada Sauce
 
Sherri:
Recipe type: Sauce
Cuisine: Mexican
Serves: 4 servings
Save Print
 
Ingredients
  • Avocado oil
  • 1 white onion, ½ inch dice
  • 2 whole cloves garlic
  • 1 red pepper, ½ inch dice
  • 2 cups tomatoes (1 15oz jar)
  • 1 jar of tomato paste (7oz.)
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon coriander
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • Juice from half a lime (optional)
Directions
  1. Heat the oil in a large saute pan and sweat the onion, garlic and red pepper with a pinch of salt. Continue to cook the vegetables until they are caramelized (everything is uniformly browned).  Deglaze the pan, by adding the tomatoes and tomato paste and stirring up the brown bits from the bottom into the sauce with a wooden spoon.
  2. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer the sauce until everything is soft.
  3. Pour the sauce into a Vitamix (or other high powered blender) and blend until smooth. Taste and add more salt if desired.  This is where you can add the lime juice if you like.  I don't typically add it.
  4. Now get to tossing this sauce on EVERYTHING! Go forth and sauce...!