35 Reviews of Red Chili Sauce (To Be Used With Traditional Tamales)

From: Charlotte J

On Jan 28, 2002

This sauce was very easy to make. I could smell the aroma from the peppers after they were in the oven for 1 minute and 45 sec. I will make an extra cup to put over the tamales before serving next time. You really need to make Karen's tamale recipe it is great!!

From: mamadelogan

On Nov 4, 2008

From someone with a Mexican Mother from Mexico this is very authentic. There are only a few minor differences. My Mother doesn’t use flour to thicken the sauce and usually uses the chicken stock from whatever meat she is cooking to add more flavor. If boiling the chilies instead of soaking NEVER uses the same water it makes the sauce bitter, always use fresh water. I sometime add a pinch of oregano as well. Thank you for sharing the authentic way of making this sauce that usually is the base of a lot of other Mexican dishes.

From: howdoimakethat?

On Jan 23, 2007

I needed a red sauce to add to my Tamales and this was wounderful! My DH and I made homemade tamales over the weekend and used this recipe. I made a double batch and good thing I did, we still ended up running out if it.We added hot chili peppers and some "mexican" seasoning. To be honest the sauce really dident tast like much untill it was cooked in the tamales then a whole new flavor showed up. Easy to make.Will make again for sure.I recomend a double batch (we made about 4 dozen with the sauce).If we had more sauce we would of made more this way.Thanks!!!!

From: Mysterygirl

On May 6, 2002

This was great with the tamales, but I am thinking that it would also make a great base for chili.

From: dnowhat

On Jul 15, 2002

This does make a great enchilada sauce. We have used a similar recipe in our family for generations. The only difference is that we don't thicken it with flour. DNowhat

From: Sheri-BDB

On Mar 27, 2003

This is got to be the best Red Chili Sauce I've ever tried! This was Excellent with your Traditional Tamales. Thanks again.

From: LizAnn

On Dec 30, 2003

I made your Tamales using this sauce and it was outstanding. I will be trying this sauce with other recipes as well. Liz

From: ssinderella

On Mar 6, 2004

Wonderful!! I made more since it seemed to be the thing to do--wanted extra sauce and used guajillo peppers and this was excellent!!! and incredibly easy

From: cookiedog

On Dec 3, 2006

Outstanding recipe! I added a little cinnamon, ground cloves, and a couple of bay leaves before I put it in the blender. After blending I used a medium strainer to remove the larger pieces of chile skins. This makes a great sauce!

From: Christine Bettiga

On Mar 30, 2002

I think this would be great on chicken enchiladas!