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Ranchero Sauce

This flavorful sauce goes well on everything from fried potatoes to tacos to barbecue to fried eggs.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Condiment
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 12
Calories 12 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 4 medium tomatoes (chopped)
  • 1 jalapeño pepper (stemmed and finely chopped)
  • 2 cloves garlic (crushed)
  • 1 medium onion (diced)
  • ½ tsp Mexican oregano
  • ¼ tsp chile powder (pure)
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ cup water

Instructions
 

  • Prep the vegetables, and add to a medium saucepan.
  • Add the other ingredients and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes and onions are cooked, approximately 10-15 minutes.
  • Blend half the sauce in a blender or food processor, or carefully use a stick mixer to blend half the sauce.
  • Transfer to a bowl and refrigerate. Serve cold.

Notes

This will keep for ten days in the refrigerator. Adjust the amount of jalapeño to suit your heat level.
If you can, use a pure chile powder such as guajillo or pasilla, as opposed to regular chili powder, which contains other ingredients beside ground dried chiles.