Ancho Chile Sauce

Name: Ancho Chile Sauce (Salsa de Chile Ancho)
Yield: Makes about 2½ cups (600 ml)
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 6 or 7 dried red ancho chiles, stemmed with seeds removed; 2 cups (480 ml) warm water; 2 teaspoons tomato sauce; 1½ teaspoons salt; 2 garlic cloves

Salsa de Chile Ancho

Preparation info

Makes about
2½
cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Healthy Easy Mexican

By Velda de la Garza

Published 2021

About

There are numerous ways to prepare this special salsa. This is by far the simplest method. You can also boil the ancho chiles and blend them with the other ingredients.

Ingredients

6 or 7 dried red ancho chiles, stemmed with seeds removed
2 cups (480 ml) warm water

Americas
Mexico
Sauce
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Place the chiles in a small bowl; cover with the warm water and allow to soften for about 5 minutes.
Transfer the chiles and water to a blender, then add the tomato sauce, salt, and garlic and blend until smooth.
Pass the sauce through a colander into a medium saucepan, pressing with the back of a spoon to separate small seeds and larger pieces that h