Totally Awesome Red Chile Sauce
May 14, 2025
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This is my new all-time favorite red chile sauce.
It's made using 3 different chiles, giving it a wonderful spicy depth of flavor. This totally knocks the socks off all the other sauces I've made over the years.
In the saucepan are guajillo, ancho, and chiles de arbol, onion, and garlic with enough water to cover the chiles.
Bring the water to a boil, then lower the heat to a strong simmer. Since the chiles tend to float, it's necessary to weigh them down with a small plate or bowl to help keep them under the water. Don't cook them any longer than 15 - 20 minutes because any longer than that, the chile water can become bitter and you need it to make the sauce.
Once the chiles are softened, add the chiles, onion, salt, and garlic to the blender jar along with about half a cup of the water to start the blending action. 
As the chiles are blending, add more water and or chicken broth to reach your desired consistency. If you like it spicier, add more chile water than broth. I usually start using equal amounts of chile water and broth, then add more chile water if it's not spicy enough or broth if it's too spicy.
If after blending you still have bits of chile skin in the sauce so you'll need to strain it for a smooth sauce.
After blending and pouring the sauce into a jar, I decided it was a little too thick, so I added a bit more chile water to the jar and stirred it around.
Perfect!
I snagged this off of ArnieTex on YouTube https://tinyurl.com/f6cxrmfs
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15 Guajillo chiles 2 ancho chiles 4-5 chile de arbol 1 whole small onion, chopped 6 garlic cloves, smashed 2t salt Remove the stem and seeds from the chiles, then rinse the chiles under cool running water. Put the chiles, onion, and garlic in a medium saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer. Place a plate or bowl on top of the chiles to keep them under the water, and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Place the chiles and about ½ a cup of chile water into a blender jar, add the salt. Start the blender on low, slowly increasing to high. Stop the blender intermittently to check the consistency of the sauce. More chile water and or chicken broth may be added to reach your desired consistency and spice level. Taste as you go. Source: ArnieTex YouTube |
And that's that!