How to make a Red Chili Sauce

Red Chili Sauce

12 dried red ancho chilies

1 small white onion

3 garlic cloves

3 large red tomatoes

4 cups water

¼ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon granulated sugar

Preheat oven to 250°. Toast chilies on a baking sheet in the oven for 8 minutes. Transfer the chilies to a bowl filled with cold water. Remove the stems and seeds.

Peel the onion and chop into ¼-inch pieces. Peel the garlic cloves. Chop the tomatoes into ¼-inch pieces.

Combine all the ingredients in a medium pot. Cover and simmer on medium heat for 30 minutes. Every 5 minutes, remove the cover and push the chilies back down into the liquid.

All mixture to blender, puree. Strain to remove the skins.

Heat the sauce on medium in a frying pan. Then simmer for 5 minutes.Yields 2 ½ cups