Homemade Red Enchilada Sauce

Red enchilada sauce sauce is a wonderful accompaniment to eggs, beef, chicken, pork, and anything else you want to add a little Tex-Mex favor to for a kick of heat. This homemade red enchilada sauce is made with healthful ingredients like ancho chiles, lard, tapioca flour, and lots of yummy spices so not only will this add flavor to your meals, but also added nutritious benefits. Try it out!

“Call it what you will, chile (or chili) gravy or enchilada sauce, either way this blend of dried chiles, cumin, garlic, and beef broth is hard to be without if you love Tex-Mex cuisine. Granted, a lot of Tex-Mex cuisine is also loaded with gooey melted cheese, chips and tortillas but it’s best to skip all that. Instead, pour this earthy, smoky, moderately spicy gravy over ground beef, scrambled eggs,chilaquiles, grilled steak or chicken. Or use it (un-thickened) as a braising or poaching liquid for beef, pork or chicken.

Every Tex-Mex aficionado has their own recipe for chili gravy. Some recipes use only chili powder, instead of whole, dried chiles, which works well if you have access to high-quality, flavorful chili powder. Many recipes use powdered garlic instead of fresh. And all of them use flour to thicken the gravy. This Primal version relies on tapioca powder to thicken the gravy, but even that’s not entirely necessary if you’re okay with a slightly thinner texture.

Besides great Tex-Mex flavor, what other reasons are there to spice up your food with chili gravy? Both fresh and dried peppers contain important nutrients, including antioxidants, and have potential cardiovascular and anti-inflammatory benefits.”