Chili Relleno Sauce

5 from 2 votes

A flavorful bright EASY Chili Relleno sauce that's ready in minutes and is so much better than store bought, you'll wonder why you ever bought some in a can!

Prep Time3

Cook Time5

Total Time8

Course: sauce

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Chili Relleno Sauce

Servings: servings

Calories: 77kcal

Author: Wendi Spraker

Cost: $3

Equipment

measuring cups and spoons
sauce pan
Stove
wooden spoon

Ingredients

1 Tbs Chili Powder
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp garlic powder
½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp oregano
1 tsp kosher salt
3 tbs all purpose flour
3 tbs vegetable oil
2 cups beef broth or any other broth
4 oz tomato paste

Instructions

Add the spices to a pan over medium heat on the stove top and allow the spices to toast in the pan (about 1-2 minutes). Add the flour and toast that as well for 1 minute.
Add the vegetable oil, broth and paste. Bring to a simmer and serve. Sauce will thicken as you simmer it. If it becomes too thick, add a little water or broth. If you want it thicker, simmer more.

Video

Notes

While you could just pour everything in together, you'll find that your sauce has a lot more flavor if you allow the spices to toast for a bit first. It brings out the flavors more.
Always allow raw flour to toast a bit before adding the liquid, this cooks out the "flour" taste, allowing the flour to do its job of thickening the sauce.
If you watch the video, you will see that I am using homemade tomato paste, you will probably be using the tomato paste in the small can, and that is just fine.
After you have made this according to the directions the first time, it is a lovely sauce to adjust to your own tastes. If you prefer more heat, add more chili powder, more hints of cumin, add more of that, etc.
While this sauce is great over the top of my easy chili relleno casserole, it also works as a sauce for tacos, eggs, sandwiches, burritos, deli wraps, you get the idea, it's great with a lot of things.

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