Traditional New Mexican Red Chile Sauce

Total Time: 45 mins
Preparation Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb dried new mexico chile, remove stems (leave seeds and veins if you like a hotter sauce)


• 2 heads garlic, peeled


• 1 large onion, chopped


• 2 tablespoons oregano, dried


• 1 teaspoon salt


• water, as necessary

Recipe

• 1 place the chile pods on a foil lined cookie sheet and warm in a 375º f.


• 2 oven for just a few minutes until they become soft and leathery.


• 3 working in small batches at a time, fit pods into a blender or food processor.


• 4 purée with the onion, garlic, oregano and salt until smooth, adding small amounts of water as needed to make a sauce the consistency of thick cream.


• 5 place each batch of puréed mixture in a large bowl until all have been blended.


• 6 stir the batches together.


• 7 store in refrigerator.