This ranchero sauce recipe calls for fresh ingredients like tomato, jalapeño, and onion. Spicy and bright, it’s delicious on Mexican and Tex Mex dishes!
This ranchero sauce is zesty, spicy, tangy, and fresh. It’s the star component in my homemade huevos rancheros (recipe coming soon!), but this punchy sauce is good for so much more. Use it to make enchiladas or chilaquiles, or simply scoop it up with tortilla chips!
What is ranchero sauce?
Ranchero sauce is a spicy tomato-based sauce that originated in Northern Mexico.
It shares ingredients like tomatoes, chiles, and garlic with enchilada sauce and salsa roja, but some of its distinguishing features are that
- It contains fresh hot chiles like jalapeños.
- It’s always a cooked sauce, not a fresh salsa made of blended or chopped raw ingredients.
I can’t call my recipe 100% authentic, but it packs a punch of bright, spicy flavor….
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