Here's one of the two "elixers of life" for chile lovers...the other
being basic Red Chile Sauce. Together these two basic sauces
constitute the main ingredient of most chile dishes (Green Chile
Enchiladas shown below). We think of these two sauces as the "Yin
and Yang" of chile cooking.
Basic Green Chile Sauce
1T olive oil
1/2 c chopped
onion
1 clove garlic, minced
1T
flour
1/2 c chicken stock
2 c chopped
green chile
(roasted, peeled, seeded)
1/2 c chopped
tomato (fresh or canned)
3/4 t cumin
salt
to taste
Heat the oil and saute the onion a few minutes, then
add the garlic and cook until softened. Stir in the flour, cook two
minutes, then slowly add the stock. Add the chile, tomato, and cumin.
Cover and simmer at least 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add
water or stock if sauce gets too thick.
Now that you've made this great sauce, learn how to use it in some great
dishes! Get our
"Tale of Two
Chiles" cookbook and how-to video. It has all the information you
need to start cooking New Mexico chile dishes like a native!
