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Taco sauce

Easy Taco Sauce (Best Flavor!)


  • Author: Sonja Overhiser
  • Prep Time: 2 minutes
  • Cook Time: 16 minutes
  • Total Time: 18 minutes
  • Yield: 3/4 cups 1x

Description

This taco sauce recipe comes together quickly and has amazing flavor! It’s like your favorite jarred version…but better.


Ingredients

Scale
  • 1/2 cup tomato sauce (small batch; or double for 1 1/2 cups sauce!)*
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon white vinegar
  • 1 (mild) to 2 (medium) teaspoons hot sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch

Instructions

  1. In a medium saucepan, whisk together tomato sauce, water, 2 tablespoons white vinegar, hot sauce, sugar, salt, garlic powder, onion powder and cumin. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to low or medium low. Simmer where the sauce is steadily bubbling for 15 minutes. 
  2. After 15 minutes, stir the cornstarch into 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl until dissolved. Add the cornstarch slurry to the taco sauce and cook for an additional 1 minute, stirring constantly, until the sauce becomes thick and glossy. Remove from the heat and stir in the additional 1 teaspoon vinegar. Store refrigerated; it will thicken even more as it cools.

Notes

*Tomato sauce is not marinara sauce, spaghetti sauce, or tomato paste; look for the label “tomato sauce” on the can. 

  • Category: Sauce
  • Method: Stovetop
  • Cuisine: Mexican inpsired
  • Diet: Vegan

Keywords: Taco sauce, taco sauce recipe