Spring Hill Ranchs New Mexico Red Chile Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• Coat the bottom of a heavy saucepan with oil; add chile pods. Toast over medium heat until aromatic, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in onion and garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Add enough chicken stock to allow pods to float; simmer until they develop the texture of wet leather, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Fill blender halfway with chile-stock mixture. Cover and hold lid down with a potholder; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Pour into a bowl; repeat with remaining mixture. Strain sauce through a fine mesh strainer into a saucepan over medium heat. Discard solids.
• Stir cumin, coriander, and oregano into the saucepan; add honey. Cook until sauce is thick and evenly coats the back of a spoon, about 10 minutes.

Steps:

• 1. Bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil. Add the salt. Cook the tomatillos until they pale, about 5 minutes. Drain and cut them into wedges, then put them in a food processor. Add the garlic, cilantro, jalapeños, onion and pepper. Process nearly to a purée. Of using, add the green chiles and/or Sazón.
• 2. Transfer the salsa to a medium saucepan. Bring it to a simmer over low heat. Cook until it has thickened a little, about 15 minutes. Adjust the salt and pepper if needed. Can be stored in the refrigerator in an air-tight container a week or maybe two.

Steps:

• 1. In a medium saucepan over medium high heat, bring the broth to a simmer.
• 2. Meanwhile, remove the stems from the chiles and shake out the seeds. Place them in a medium-sized skillet, about 10" wide and 2 1/2" deep. Once the broth is hot, pour it into the chile skillet and place it over very low heat to allow the chiles to steep. Place a plate over the chiles to keep them submerged. Steep the chiles until they have softened and are quite pliable, about 20 minutes.
• 3. (This step will net between 3 and 4 cups of hot enchilada sauce, so if your blender is not large enough, do it in batches.) Place the softened chiles in a blender, packing them in snugly but not to pack very tightly. Pour in enough of the broth to come half way up the chiles. Add the onion, garlic, oregano and cumin. Blend on medium-high speed until the sauce is very smooth. If the sauce is too thick, add additional broth or some water.
• 4. If an ultra-smooth sauce is desired, in a fine-mesh strainer over a medium bowl, strain the sauce.

Steps:

• 1. In a heavy bottomed skillet over medium heat, heat the lard until it is shimmering but not yet smoking. Sauté the onion until it has softened and become translucent, about 4 minutes. Add the garlic and stir until it is nice and fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the flour and mix it in well, stirring constantly for at least 2 minutes to cook out the flour-y taste.
• 2. Add in the green chiles, water (or stock), and salt and simmer the sauce uncovered, stirring often for 20 minutes, until most of the liquid has evaporated and the sauce has thickened slightly.
• 3. Add in the green chiles, water (or stock) and salt and simmer the sauce uncovered, stirring often for 20 minutes, until most of the liquid has evaporated and the sauce has thickened slightly.
• 4. Serve the sauce hot over or under your southwestern meal. Kept in an air tight container, this sauce should last a week in the refrigerator.