Vegetarian (or Not) Red Chili Sauce

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3/4 cup red chili powder (preferably chimayo, other new mexico red, or ancho)
• 1 tablespoon minced onion
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 4 cups vegetable broth or 4 cups water
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch, dissolved in
• 2 tablespoons water
• additional salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 into a large, heavy saucepan, measure the chile, onion, garlic, salt and pepper.
• 2 slowly add the broth or water, stirring carefully. break up any lumps of chile.
• 3 cook the mixture over medium heat until warmed through, and add the cornstarch.
• 4 bring the sauce to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer.
• 5 cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 6 the completed sauce should coat a spoon thickly and no longer taste of raw cornstarch.
• 7 serve the sauce warm with enchiladas, burritos or other dishes.
• 8 for a "meat" sauce, crumble and brown 1/2 pound of ground beef in pan first, then proceed with recipe.