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Welcome Friends!! This little blog is for all my friends and family that have requested I share my recipes and other homemaking ideas… As most of you know, we moved onto a 64 acre farm about two years ago… we still have our Family Nights, but now many of us live up here on the farm: Mom and Dad live with Lanny and I, Paula built her house in one of the existing barns, Robbie and Molly built inside the big barn by us… You can check it all out on our blog the Johnson Gap Chronicles… Anyway, I am still fermenting and brewing all over my kitchen, but our Tuesday night dinners are not as large as they used to be. All the grands except 2 are grown, have jobs, live in other cities, and with the recent Covid insanity (and our daughter-in-laws heart transplant) James and Tasha are not out much lately. We just move on and look forward to better days. Thanks for peeking in… check back now and then and I promise to add new recipes and ideas as I am inspired :-) God bless!!

Friday, December 10, 2021

Homemade Red Enchilada Sauce

 Red Enchilada Sauce


Prep Time: 5 minutes  | Cook Time: 15 minutes  | Servings: Yield: 1 1/2 cups 


Ingredients:

2 tablespoons avocado oil or olive oil

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1/4 cup chili powder

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

1/4 teaspoon dried oregano

2 cups chicken or vegetable stock (I use chicken stock)

fine sea salt, to taste


Directions:

Cook the roux and spices: Heat oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Add flour and cook for 1 minute, whisking constantly. Add in the chili powder, garlic powder, cumin and oregano and cook for 1 more minute, whisking constantly.


Simmer: Gradually pour in the stock, whisking constantly to combine until no lumps remain. Continue cooking until the sauce reaches a simmer. Then reduce heat to medium-low to maintain the simmer (the sauce should continue lightly bubbling) for about 10-15 minutes, uncovered, until the sauce has slightly thickened.


Season: Give the sauce a taste and season with salt, as needed. (I typically add 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt, but the saltiness of the sauce can vary depending on the brand of stock that you use. I usually have homemade stock with no added salt)







Cornbread and Black Bean Enchilada Bake

Cornbread and Black Bean Enchilada Bake  


This recipe feeds 4 to 6 hungry people but can be doubled or tripled for a larger group. 

Preheat over to 425 degrees

Enchilada Filling:
2 Tbs Avocado Oil (or other neutral tasting oil)
1 Cup Diced Onion (white or red)
1 Medium Diced Bell Pepper (red or orange)
2 Cans Black Beans (or 4 cups if you cook your own)
1 Cup Enchilada Sauce (I will add my homemade sauce recipe below)

Cornbread Topping:
1 Cup Cornmeal
1/4 Cup Flour
*If you use all purpose add 1 1/2 tsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp salt...
omit if you use self rising
2/3 Cup Buttermilk, White Milk or even Almond Milk (I like Buttermilk)
2 Tbs Avocado Oil or melted Butter
2-3 Tbs Maple Syrup (optional...I don't use it_

Heat the oil in a big skillet and sauce the onions until soft and starting to brown. Add the peppers and continue to sauce until all are lightly browned. Add the beans and enchilada sauce and turn off the heat. If not using an oven safe skillet pour into a baking dish for the oven. Mix the cornbread topping ingredients until just combined. If too thick add a bit of milk so the mixture is pourable. Pour over the bean mixture and bake for 20 minutes.

Serve hot with shredded cheese, sour cream, extra enchilada sauce, tortilla chips.

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Red Enchilada Sauce


Prep Time: 5 minutes  | Cook Time: 15 minutes  | Servings: Yield: 1 1/2 cups 


Ingredients:

2 tablespoons avocado oil or olive oil

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1/4 cup chili powder

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

1/4 teaspoon dried oregano

2 cups chicken or vegetable stock (I use chicken stock)

fine sea salt, to taste


Directions:

Cook the roux and spices: Heat oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Add flour and cook for 1 minute, whisking constantly. Add in the chili powder, garlic powder, cumin and oregano and cook for 1 more minute, whisking constantly.


Simmer: Gradually pour in the stock, whisking constantly to combine until no lumps remain. Continue cooking until the sauce reaches a simmer. Then reduce heat to medium-low to maintain the simmer (the sauce should continue lightly bubbling) for about 10-15 minutes, uncovered, until the sauce has slightly thickened.


Season: Give the sauce a taste and season with salt, as needed. (I typically add 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt, but the saltiness of the sauce can vary depending on the brand of stock that you use. I usually have homemade stock with no added salt)