Ranchero Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 poblano peppers, blackened and peeled
    1 jalapeno, blackened and peeled
    1 teaspoon cumin, toasted
    1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
    1 onion, coarsely chopped
    1 tablespoon minced garlic
    2 cups crushed tomatoes
    1/2 cup water
    1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
    1 teaspoon salt
    1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
    1/3 cup cilantro leaf
    1 lime, juice of
    Tabasco sauce
Preparation
    Blacken the peppers under the broiler or top of a gas stove.
    Place in a plastic baggie.
    Toast the cumin in a saucepan until it begins to smoke.
    Add the oil, onions and garlic.
    Saute for 2 minutes.
    Add the rest of the ingredients, except for the peppers, and simmer over a low heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
    Remove the skins from the peppers, seed, and coarsely chop them.
    Add them to the saucepan.
    Cook another 5 minutes or so until the sauce thickens slightly.
    Pulse in a blender to desired consistency. Refrigerate for up to a month.
    Serve hot or room temperature.

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