Red Enchilada Sauce

 

I'm almost an empty nester.  My dear daughter Kailey is getting married in 8 days, my daughter Erin has been married for 5 years, my son Vince is in Canada with the love of his life for a few weeks and my son David is with his Auntie and Uncle while he is enlisting in the Army. Since this new era in my life has hit me like a ton of bricks, I've found that grocery shopping happens way less in my home since I mostly cook for two now.  So thus, it seems like I am always out of something I need for creating a new recipe. And that, my dear friends, out of necessity, leads me to creations of two recipes in one. But to make things simple, I'll do this recipe for Red Enchilada Sauce first and then post my next recipe for Quick Tamale Pie tomorrow which will include this Super Saucy link also.  So bear with me, you'll love this sauce for starters and then tomorrow...Voila...a new dinner will be born, and you're going to love it!
Trust me...

Red Enchilada Sauce Recipe~

4 Tbs oil
3 Tbs flour
1/4 cup chili powder
2 tsp cumin
1 tsp garlic salt
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp ground black pepper
2 cups vegetable broth
2 cups tomato sauce

In a sauce pan, heat oil and flour on med/high heat.  Stir until it forms into a paste, cook for 2 minutes, then add all the rest of the ingredients.
Cook on high for 2 minutes until bubbly and then simmer for 15 min.  Spoon over eggs, tamales, tamale pie, enchiladas, beans, etc...    Store remaining sauce in the refrigerator or can for future storage.