Red Chile Sauce #1

• 3/4 cup Chimayó chile powder (hot or mild)
• 3 Cloves of garlic crushed and peeled
• 1 small vidalia onion chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried cumin
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• Salt to taste.

1. Boil 2 cups of water and cool for 3 minutes.
2. Stir in Chimayó chile powder with a fork and form a thin paste - let sit for 30 minutes.
3. Combine chile paste, garlic, onion and sugar and blend until smooth. Thin with more water if sauce is too thick.
4. strain sauce into large sauce pan heat over a medium flame and add cumin, and season with salt to taste.
5. simmer for 10 minutes

Serve hot or cool