Commercial enchilada sauce

[gardenmommy]

Is there an alternative to canned enchilada sauce that doesn't contain all the yucky ingredients? I wanted to get a jarred version for some recipes I'd like to make and freeze for post partum. I was thoroughly unimpressed with what was available at the supermarket the other day, and left without any.

[Sayward]

Don't know if you're so inclined, but here's my homemade recipe!

[velochic]

You can make it from scratch really, really easy. I'm assuming you mean red enchilada sauce. The more simple, the better, IMHO. Vegetable oil (of choice), flour, some chili powder (not ground chile powder), tomato sauce, other spices. That's about it for a flavorful enchilada sauce. Use good and fresh, simple ingredients and you'll get great flavor.

Google for recipes. There are millions out there.

[gardenmommy]

Although both of those really look yummy, I was sort of hoping for a green sauce, as one of my DC is really averse to tomatoes in any form. If I can't find a green sauce, I will probably make the red, and leave it off part of it for that child.

[almadianna]

green enchilada sauce is made with tomatillos and green peppers. you can make your own as i would not touch the canned stuff with a 10 foot pole.

[almadianna]

if you dont want to use any tomatoes leave out the tomatillos, use green peppers, onions, cilantro, etc. and that should work fine. google for recipes there are lots for green enchilada sauce.

[cristeen]

I use the salsa verde in the jar from Trader Joes for my green enchiladas.

[mamadelbosque]

green chili is made with just that - green chili's. you can buy them canned & diced or in the summer/fall you can ordre them from new mexico and roast & peel them yourself, then freeze for use all year long (thats what we do). Then to make green chili:

cube 1# pork (whatever cut you have, doesn't matter in the least!), and cook till its well done in a cast iron or similar pan, add 1/2-1 cup of diced green chili (depending on how hot your chili's are and how hot you want/like it, 3/4 cup of flour, 4 cups water, 1 garlic clove minced. Cook untill its nice'n thick about 30-60 minutes, stirring constantly to keep from burning. You *CAN* omit the pork, but its not nearly as good...

[gardenmommy]

Thank you! I may look for one at the natural foods store, just because I am trying to keep it as simple as possible for my sanity's sake. However, I def. think that homemade sauce is much better than jarred.

[425lisamarie]

Originally Posted by cristeen

I use the salsa verde in the jar from Trader Joes for my green enchiladas.

OMG that stuff is SO good!!

[gardenmommy]

Originally Posted by cristeen

I use the salsa verde in the jar from Trader Joes for my green enchiladas.

Trader Joes isn't an option. I don't even know if there is one in our state, unfortunately. I can only wish and hope.... I am feeling rather envious of that, right now, lol!