Chile con Carne Enchilada Sauce

Here is a game-changer gravy for your enchiladas: a little ground beef, onion, chile powder, and a few other Southwestern and Mexican spices will take your dinner up a few notches compared to that banal canned enchilada sauce.

Chile con Carne Enchilada Sauce

The family always enjoyed homemade enchiladas smothered in canned enchilada sauce. But when I got around to refining a scratch chile con carne sauce, the family didn't know what hit it. Mexican restaurants always had an edge but it shrank a bit when this happened ;)

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup vegetable oil

• 1/2 medium onion, minced

• 1/2 lb ground beef

• 1 Tbsp minced garlic

• 1/4 cup flour

• 1 Tbsp tomato paste

• 3 Tbsp chile powder

• 2 tsp cumin

• 1 tsp kosher salt

• 1/2 tsp oregano

• 1/2 tsp black pepper

• 3 cups chicken broth

Directions

1. In a skillet on medium-high heat, cook the first 4 ingredients until the meat is browned.

2. Stir in the flour and cook for 3-4 minutes.

3. Stir in the rest of ingredients through black pepper and cook for another 2 minutes.

4. Mix in the chicken broth and cook until sauce begins to thicken.

5. Simmer for 15 minutes.

For enchiladas, spread 1/2 to 1 cups of the gravy on the bottom of a baking dish. Place the enchiladas in the dish, then cover them with the remaining sauce. For a great example, check out the Beef & Cheese Enchiladas with Chile con Carne Sauce recipe.

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