OT Leverguns enchilada sauce

[Old Savage]

Anyone have a favorite here or know what goes into a home made version?

[Blaine]

Take a good salsa, puree it and cook it down some.

[Sixgun]

Sorry OS, I can barely boil water. These things get directed to my better half. ------------Sixgun

[madman4570]

Grabbed it from the wifes recipe box marked easy recipes!!!
1 stick butter
Medium saucepan
3 tbsp. sifted flour
1 cup water
3 tsp. beef bouillon granules
2 tbsp. chili powder
1 tsp. ground cumin
Step 1Melt butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Slowly add the sifted flour, stirring well in order to create an even paste. Make sure that you work out any clumps for a smooth and perfect enchilada sauce.
Step 2Dissolve the beef bouillon granules into the water, then pour into the saucepan.
Step 3Add the chili powder and ground cumin. Go easy on the chili powder if you can't handle spicy foods. Stir in the chili powder a little at a time until you reach your desired spice level.
Step 4Simmer your easy enchilada sauce until it thickens to the desired consistency.
Let me know if decent!!!

[2ndovc]

A can of Old El Paso and set it on the railing. A nice clean shot at the rim with a Super Colibri and pow
Perfect sauce.


Honestly I do the same thing Blaine does. I like the thick, heavy chunky stuff.

jb

[Old Savage]

Recruiting ideas from for my eastern brother. He does things in a very complicated manner in cooking. He doesn't start from scratch - he makes he scratch. Similar approach to madman's wife except he must do it all the hard way. I know these southwestern guys know some deep dark secrets about this.

[mescalero1]

Yeah, but the old Bruja will put a curse on me if I tell.

[Ysabel Kid]

Sorry OS, I can barely boil water. These things get directed to my better half. ------------Sixgun

+1 My cooking skills, what little I had of them, degenerated from lack of use starting about 20 years ago. This would coincide with my marriage to what is possibly the best cook on the planet. In another coincidence, my weight began a steady northward climb at this same time!

The limit of my meal preparation now days is pouring ceral out of a box for breakfast. Heck, I don't even get much grill time anymore!

[Old Savage]

Y, ask your Yife! Maybe she will contribute some more help.

[bsaride]

I would never think of cooking my leverguns...
to make a sauce, enchilada or otherwise, I head into the kitchen.

Don't have a recipe, that's what all them books and the internet is for.

[Old Savage]

I am looking for actual beer and enchiladas road tested perfection here.

[J35]

I am looking for actual beer and enchiladas road tested perfection here.

Products offered for sale from the SANTA CRUZ Chili & Spice Co.

http://www.santacruzchili.com/products.htm

A good enchilada sauce starts with good chile powder.

If you like that good red chili flavor without all the heat that usually goes with it, you will like the Santa Cruz brand in the red box. It has some heat but won't make you sweat or your nose run while you are eating.

They have been making it for many years, I lived just down the road from them for 40 + years, I moved back east 9 years ago and have ordered a case from them every year , I crave it.

The sauce I have used for years goes like this

one QT water

one 15 oz can tomato sauce, Hunts or Del Monte brand

1/2 tsp granulated garlic

1/4 tsp cumin and Mexican style oregano

Santa Cruz chili to taste. I like about 5 tsp but it varies year to year with the chile crop.

Salt to taste

Two TBS shortning

Four TBS flour

If you want more heat get you a small can of the EL PATO( YELLOW CAN) brand mexican tomato sauce and start adding it by tsp till you get the heat you want, freeze the rest for next time.

Hope this helps

[Old Savage]

Thanks J, I passed that on.

[Old Savage]

From Jack,

This looks like a pretty good recipe Bro', I think I'll try it exactly as written. I just ordered some of that Santa Cruz Chili Powder.

Brother Jack is the one with the beard. The other one is One Eyed Joe



As opposed to these guys with the beards from The Gun Shop

[Modoc ED]

I'd have to assume that "One Eyed Joe" knows exactly what the phrase "better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick", means.

Good luck with the sauce.

[Old Savage]

Ed, One Eye is quite a character. Forget exactly how it happened but he is a Harley guy. Some youthful misadventure I believe.

[Blaine]

but he is a Harley guy

Yup, scoot riders ain't normal....leastways, no one thinks I'm normal

[Old Savage]

But you looked so presentable at that wedding with your lovely daughter.

"Ride hard or go home."

[new pig hunter]

Old Savage,

just sent you a PM.

Cheers,

Carl

[Old Savage]

Thanks Pig, passed it on.