Traditional New Mexican Red Chile Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb dried New Mexico chile, remove stems (leave seeds and veins if you like a hotter sauce)
2 heads garlic, peeled
1 large onion, chopped
2 tablespoons oregano, dried
1 teaspoon salt
water, as necessary

Preparation

Place the chile pods on a foil lined cookie sheet and warm in a 375\u00b0 F.
oven for just a few minutes until they become soft and leathery.
Working in small batches at a time, fit pods into a blender or food processor.
Puree with the onion, garlic, oregano and salt until smooth, adding small amounts of water as needed to make a sauce the consistency of thick cream.
Place each batch of pureed mixture in a large bowl until all have been blended.
Stir the batches together.
Store in refrigerator.