Roasted tomato cascabel sauce

1 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1ounceCascabel chilies
poundsRipe plum tomatoes; cut in half
; lengthwise
½poundsTomatillos; cut in half
1mediumRed onion; sliced thick,
; tossed in a bit of
; olive oil and salt
3Garlic cloves; peeled
2teaspoonsChipoltes in adobo sauce; pureed
2teaspoonsDried Mexican oregano; crushed
Kosher salt; to taste
½teaspoonFreshly ground black pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Arrange cascabel chilies on a sheet pan and toast them in the oven for approximately 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from oven and remove and discard stems and seeds. Place them in a bowl. Cover with boiling water and allow chilies to rehydrate. Remove chilies from water (reserving water), put into a blender and puree with a little of reserved water. Set aside.

Raise oven heat to Broil

Arrange halved tomatoes and tomatillos cut side down on another sheet pan and place under broiler until skins blacken. Turn them once to heat evenly.

Reserve.

In a hot grill pan or cast iron skillet, grill red onion slices and garlic until marked and softer. Reserve.

To a saucepan over medium hot heat add cascabel puree, tomatoes, tomatillos, red onion, garlic, chipolte puree, Mexican oregano, salt and pepper. Bring mixture to a boil.

In a blender, blend mixture until desired consistency.

Check seasoning.

Yield: about 3-½ cups

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Recipe by: COOKING LIVE SHOW #CL9259 Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.