How to Make Authentic Sauce with Dried Ancho, Guajillo, and Chipotle Peppers | Easy Recipe Guide

jalapeños

🥗Healthier: bell peppers

💰Cheaper: green chilies

Bell peppers provide a milder flavor and are often more affordable.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has health benefits, while vegetable oil is cost-effective.

fresh cilantro

🥗Healthier: parsley

💰Cheaper: dried herbs

Parsley can mimic the flavor of cilantro in a pinch.

fresh tomatoes

🥗Healthier: canned tomatoes

💰Cheaper: tomato paste

Canned tomatoes offer convenience and cost savings.

Clean the dried chiles and peel 3 of them.

Boil the chiles in water for about 15 minutes.

Once boiled, blend the chiles with water and a stick of cinnamon.

Cut a thick slice of onion and add it to the blender with the chiles.

Blend until the mixture changes color to a darker red.

Add 1 clove of garlic to the blender for flavor.

Prepare a second sauce with dried árbol chiles and 1 clove of garlic, frying them in oil.

Use olive oil or any oil you have on hand for frying.

Fry the garlic and chiles until they change color and become dark.

Add salt to the fried mixture and let it cook for about 1 minute.

This sauce can also be made in a molcajete for more flavor.

For the next sauce, clean the pasilla chiles by removing the stem and opening them up.

Add 2 cloves of garlic and some onion slices to the blender with the pasilla chiles.

Add a stick of cinnamon and water to the blender, about half a cup.

Blend until smooth and well combined.

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