4 Mexican Sauces

Name: 4 Mexican Sauces
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexicana
Ingredients: 1/2 kilos tomato, for the ranch sauce; 2 serrano chiles, for the ranch sauce; 1/2 white onions, for the ranch sauce; 2 cloves garlic, for the ranch sauce; 5 tomatillos, in quarters, for the green sauce; 1/4 onions, for the green sauce; 1 clove garlic, for the green sauce; 3 serrano chiles, seedless, for the green sauce; 3 sprigs fresh cilantro, for the green sauce; 1 avocado, in pieces, for the green sauce; 1 liter water, for the red sauce; 1/2 kilos tomato, for the red sauce; 2 serrano chiles, for the red sauce; 1/4 onions, for the red sauce; 2 cloves garlic, for the red sauce; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, for the red sauce; 1/2 cups chicken broth, for the red sauce; 5 tablespoons vegetable oil, for the peanut sauce; 1/4 onions, for the peanut sauce; 5 árbol chiles, for the peanut sauce; 1 clove garlic, for the peanut sauce; 200 grams peanuts, for the peanut sauce; 1 tomato, for the peanut sauce; 1/4 cups chicken broth, for the peanut sauce; salt

Melissa Veytia

If you love sauces, don't miss out on making these incredible and typical sauces that are the perfect accompaniment to any dish in Mexican cuisine. Ranch sauce, green sauce with a touch of avocado, classic red sauce, and an exquisite peanut sauce.

Reviewed by Editorial Team of Kiwilimón

Published: 08-11-2017

Preparation

25 mins

10 mins

Low

For the ranch sauce, roast the tomatoes along with the chiles, onion, and garlic on a griddle until they are almost black. Place the roasted vegetables in the Molcajete de Piedra Negra MexGrocer.com and mash until you achieve a rustic sauce, season with salt and serve. For the raw green sauce, place all the ingredients in the Molcajete de Piedra Negra MexGrocer.com and mash until you achieve a rustic sauce. Season and serve. For the red sauce, in a pot over medium heat, bring water to a boil and cook the tomatoes along with the chiles, onion, and garlic for 10 minutes. Cool slightly and mash in the Molcajete de Piedra Negra MexGrocer.com To make the peanut sauce, fry the onion, chiles, garlic, peanuts, and tomato in a pan over medium heat with oil until golden, but not burnt. Place all the ingredients in the Molcajete de Piedra Negra MexGrocer.com and grind, gradually adding chicken broth until you achieve a sauce. Season with salt and serve.

Nutritional information

* Information per 100g serving, percentage of daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Energy

83.8

kcal

4.19%

Carbohydrate, by difference

4.4

1.47%

Protein

2.4

4.8%

Total lipid (fat)

6.9

10.62%

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Tips

Buy your molcajete at mexgrocer.com to ensure your sauce is authentic.

The ranch sauce and the green sauce are rustic and have medium coarse chunks, while the red sauce and the peanut sauce should be smoother.

4 Mexican Sauces

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