texas red enchilada sauce

🥘 Ingredients

• • butter
• • flour
• • red chili powder
• • cumin
• • garlic powder
• • tomato paste
• • water
• • salt and pepper

📝 Instructions

1. 1 melt butter / margarine in a sauce pan
2. 2 make a roux by browning flour in melted butter / margarine
3. 3 add spices and tomato paste
4. 4 stir until well blended into roux
5. 5 add water gradually , stirring constantly
6. 6 heat until boiling
7. 7 continue simmering and stirring until desired thickness is achieved
8. 8 taste every so often and adjust spices as needed
9. 9 once desired consistency and taste is reached , coat the bottom of a pan with the sauce , add freshly rolled enchiladas , then pour the remainder of the red sauce over enchiladas
10. 10 place pan in oven and cook until enchiladas are done