Homemade Taco Sauce

Last night I tried to make a cheaters version of birria consomme.  What I ended up making was homemade taco sauce!

And I am not mad about it.

I will try to make authentic birria soon though.  When my son-in-law saw that I added ketchup to my recipe I think his exact words were “you are not allowed to make Mexican food.”  

What you need to make homemade taco sauces

You can use any chili pepper that you want, but I love using dried peppers in sauces.  I think it lends a depth of flavor that you sometimes don’t get with fresh peppers.  Also, dried peppers are a great staple to keep in your pantry – they keep for a long time.

Simply soften the dried peppers in hot water for 10 minutes.  I chose to take the seeds out, but you can leave them in if you want to burn your tastebuds off.  Kidding, but my late husband used to tell me all the time that I burned off all my tastebuds with all the spicy shit I eat.

These peppers are HOT!  I only used three in the recipe, without seeds, but when I put the rest of the ingredients together, it was flavorful spicy, not just knock your socks off spicy.  So start with one, you can always add another one.

I added a tablespoon of cornstarch to thicken it up and it simmered for 40 minutes while I did a 25 minute yoga and 20 minute upper body.  I have no precise exercise goals every day (like a 30 day challenge) but move for more than 30 minutes a day.  Some days I’ll do more, but that will be my minimum.

So while I did not have success making birria tacos, my homemade taco sauce was the perfect edition to my breakfast tacos this morning.  My breakfast taco filling?  1/2 cup diced canned potatoes, 1/2 cup dark red kidney beans, two eggs and spinach.  Since the taco sauce was so flavorful, I just seasoned with a bit of cumin, salt and pepper.

I have a video on how I make my crispy tacos – the trick is low and slow.  

Homemade Taco Sauce

This sauce was a happy accident - I was trying to make a cheater version of birria consomme and this happened - not mad about it!

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 40 minutes mins

Servings 20

Equipment

• stock pot
• blender

Ingredients

  

• 3 dried chilis
• 4 cloves garlic
• 3 cups beef broth
• 1 tbsp corn starch
• 10 oz tomatoes
• 1 tsp cinnamon stick
• 1 tbsp oregano
• 1 tbsp vinegar
• 1 tbsp cumin
• 3 tbsp ketchup

Instructions

 

• Boil a cup of water. Add dried chilies and let sit for 10 minutes. Drain.
• Add all the ingredients to blender and blend until smooth.
• Add to pan and simmer for 40 minutes on low heat. Cool completely before storing in the fridge.

Notes

This is zero points on all WW plans.

This sauce is so good.  I hope you guys give it a try.  I am such a condiment whore so it may be cheaper for me to make my own!

Have you ever made your own condiment?  I’d love to hear about it!  Until next time . . . be well, be fearless, have hope!