Hatch Red Chile Sauce

Ingredients

1/4 lb ground pork

8 garlic cloves, minced

1 1/2 cups chopped white onion

Oil for frying

6 sun dried Hatch red chilies

1/3 cup Hatch red chile powder

4 1/2 cup chicken stock

2 tsp salt

1 tsp Maseca

1 Mexican bay leaf, ground

1 tsp ground cumin

2 tsp dried Mexican oregano

Pinch of ground cloves

Directions

Brown the pork, garlic, and onion in the oil in a heavy skillet. Add chilies, Chile powder, chicken stock, and all remaining ingredients. Simmer slowly for 20 minutes stirring from time to time. Purée in blender until smooth.

Notes

From Elote Cafe Cookbook