Editor's note: Serve this sauce with Lourdes Castro's Chicken Tamales
This is an incredibly versatile sauce that you will refer to as your "special sauce." It is creamy, smoky, and a bit spicy, and goes just as well with chicken and seafood as it does with meat and pork. But don't limit yourself to its conventional uses. Spread it on sandwiches or use it as a dip for vegetables.
Recipe information
Yield
Makes 1 cup
Ingredients
Need to make a substitution?
Preparation
Purée the Ingredients
Step 1
Place all the ingredients in a food processor or blender and purée until smooth.
Serve or Store
Step 2
Transfer to a serving bowl if using right away, or transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate if storing.
Reprinted with permission from Simply Mexican by Lourdes Castro, © April 2009 Ten Speed Press. Buy the full book at Amazon or Bookshop.