Best Ranchero Sauce Recipe
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
3 mins
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Cook Time
14 mins
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Total Time
17 mins
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Servings
3 cups
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Calories
332 kcal
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Course
Condiments
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Cuisine
Mexican
Best Ranchero Sauce Recipe
Description
The Best Ranchero Sauce Recipe starts by sautéing shallots and garlic in olive oil to build a flavorful base. Adding tomato sauce, drained piquillo peppers or roasted red peppers, chopped green chiles, chicken stock, ground cumin, brown sugar, and a touch of liquid smoke creates a complex and balanced flavor profile with sweet, smoky, and mildly spicy notes.
Simmering the sauce allows the flavors to meld. Using an immersion blender smooths the mixture into a creamy consistency. Finally, stirring in heavy cream adds a rich, velvety finish to the sauce, tempering heat and rounding out acidity.
This sauce suits eggs, meats, and rice dishes, enhancing them with a smoky, slightly sweet flavor. It can be prepared ahead and kept warm or refrigerated for leftovers.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 shallot peeled and chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 15 ounces tomato sauce (1 can)
- 12 ounces piquillo peppers or roasted red peppers (1 jar, roasted
- 4.5 ounces green chiles 1 can, chopped
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon cumin ground
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon liquid smoke
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Place a saute pan over medium heat and add the oil and shallots. Sauté the shallots for 2 minutes. Then add the garlic and sauté another 1-2 minutes.
- Drain the piquillo peppers. Add all remaining ingredients to the saute pan, except for the heavy cream. Simmer the ranchero sauce for 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Using an immersion blender, puree the ranchero sauce until smooth. Then stir in the heavy cream. Salt to taste.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 3cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 332 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 0.5cup | |
| Calories | 332kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 31g | 10% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 56mg | 19% |
| Sodium | 1333mg | 56% |
| Potassium | 674mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 2355IU | 47% |
| Vitamin C | 85.1mg | 95% |
| Calcium | 73mg | 7% |
| Iron | 5.2mg | 29% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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