Red Enchilada Sauce Mild | Enchilada Sauce | LA VICTORIA® | La Victoria (2024)

FAQs

What are the ingredients in La Victoria mild enchilada sauce? ›

Ingredients. Water, Red Chiles, Modified Food Starch, Dehydrated California Chile Pods, Soybean Oil, Salt, Distilled Vinegar, Dehydrated Pasilla Pods, Garlic, Spice.

The main difference is that red sauce is made from dried red chile peppers instead of green peppers, and the spices used are sometimes slightly different.

LA VICTORIA® Red Enchilada Sauce Mild is a perfect blend signature spices and red chiles for a mild flavor profile for those who want great taste without too much heat.

If you're in a pinch, a simple combination of tomato sauce and spices can stand in for enchilada sauce. Mix together tomato sauce with chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, and a pinch of oregano to create a quick and easy substitute.

Red enchilada sauce may also be called salsa roja, salsa roja para enchiladas or mole rojo. It is a sauce made out of ancho/ pasilla/New Mexico and/or Cascabel chiles, onion, garlic, tomatoes, broth, cumin, oregano, etc. all blended together then simmered until thickened.

With just a touch of heat, LA VICTORIA® Red Taco Sauce Medium is our most popular taco sauce. The red chiles and jalapeño peppers marry perfectly inside of this classic recipe that will add a kick of spice to all of your favorite Mexican recipes.

Depending on the recipe or who is making the red sauce, it is still a spicy sauce. The heat range can vary from mild to very hot. In most cases it will depend on the type of chilies used.

Taco sauce has a similar taste profile to enchilada sauces. Like enchilada sauce, it's made with tomatoes, garlic, chilies, and various other spices and aromatics. It does have a different flavor, but the main problem with using taco sauce is that it's thicker.

If you taste your enchilada sauce and find it has a bitter or sour aftertaste, this could be simply due to the acidity of the peppers or tomato, if added. Not to worry. Mix in agave syrup or brown sugar, starting with 1/2 teaspoon and adding more until the taste is evened out to your liking.

If it is a red enchilada sauce I would cut it with some tomato puree. Just add puree until you get the flavor you like, then adjust the seasoning with salt and maybe a little lime juice. If it is green enchilada sauce, you could roast some tomatillos, puree them and cut the sauce with the puree.

How to make can enchilada sauce better? ›

Add stock - Chicken, beef, or vegetable, stocks pack a ton of flavor - because they are prepared by simmering bones and vegetables in water for hours, often with herbs and spices until the flavor is extracted - and can instantly elevate the flavor of canned enchilada sauce.

I spoke with my friend Bryan Fisherkeller, culinologist for a flavor company. He told me that most mild sauces are a concoction of tomato paste and ketchup mixed with sugar; vinegar; and spices such as cayenne pepper, mustard powder, and garlic powder.

There's no cooking or heating involved to make it, so it's ready to go into your Mexican dishes in no time! You can often use Taco sauce in place of enchilada sauce, and salsa is a good substiture too.

In Mexico, it is known as salsa roja (red sauce)or salsa de mesa (table sauce). And just like in the U.S., it is served in every restaurant before your meal with tortilla chips.

Short Answer: Not Exactly

It's a bit milder compared to most enchilada sauces you'd find in stores or make at home, which often have a richer, deeper chili flavor. Plus, Taco Bell's sauce is more than just for drizzling on enchiladas—it's a versatile ingredient in many of their dishes.

Ingredients. Water, Green Chile Puree (Green Chile Peppers, Vinegar), Green Tomatoes, Jalapeno Peppers, Modified Food Starch, Contains 2% or Less of Salt, Distilled Vinegar, Soybean Oil, Sugar, Dehydrated Garlic, Spices, Dehydrated Onion, Natural Flavor, Cilantro.

Water, Tomato Paste, Onion, Pork Lard, Modified Corn Starch, Chicken Broth Powder (salt, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, Chicken Meat, Monosodium Glutamate, Celery, Spices, Sodium Benzoate And Sodium Propionate As Chemical Preservatives) Iodized Salt, Soybean Oil And Spices.

LA VICTORIA® enchilada sauce (SRP: $2.99) is made with ripened chiles picked at the peak of perfection and contains no artificial flavors, colors, preservatives or MSG, plus it's vegan, gluten free and certified kosher.

Is it Gluten Free? Yes!