Homemade Enchilada Sauce

Name: Homemade Enchilada Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons coconut oil; 1 onion, chopped (about 2 cups); 4 to 5 cloves garlic, minced; 2 14.5-ounce cans diced tomatoes or about five medium fresh tomatoes; 2 fresh medium hot or mild roasting peppers(I'm using our greenhouse Tiburon peppers. heat level 2); 2 tablespoons chili powder; 1 tablespoon hot sauce or cayenne pepper (I'm using Frank's hot sauce today); 2 teaspoons cumin; 2 tablespoons freshly chopped fresh oregano leaves; 1 teaspoon freshly chopped fresh rosemary leaves; 2 tablespoons lemon juice (about 1/2 of a fresh lemon); 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper

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prep: 10 min
cook: 30 min
total: 40 min

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Summary

No more commercially canned sauce, once you learn to make it from scratch. This is a delicious and nutritious, homemade enchilada sauce. This recipe would make a nice foodie gift!

Ingredients

2 tablespoons coconut oil
1 onion, chopped (about 2 cups)
4 to 5 cloves garlic, minced
2 14.5-ounce cans diced tomatoes or about five medium fresh tomatoes
2 fresh medium hot or mild roasting peppers(I'm using our greenhouse Tiburon peppers. heat level 2)
2 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon hot sauce or cayenne pepper (I'm using Frank's hot sauce today)
2 teaspoons cumin
2 tablespoons freshly chopped fresh oregano leaves
1 teaspoon freshly chopped fresh rosemary leaves
2 tablespoons lemon juice (about 1/2 of a fresh lemon)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper