What Makes a Great Green Enchilada Sauce?
The next time you prepare an enchilada casserole — or most any other kind of Mexican dish — make sure you top it off with a little flair and excitement. A great green enchilada sauce is sure to add terrific flavor, mild spiciness, and the natural goodness of green chiles to your family meal. A top-quality green enchilada sauce will have a pale green color. A slight amount of visible oil and pulp is fine. The sauce’s aroma should be based around moderate green chiles, with notes of vinegar and seasoning (onion, garlic, cumin, and smoke) also contributing to the overall aroma at lower intensities. Each of these ingredients will increase their intensities in the sauce’s flavor, with the green chiles reaching a high level and the vinegar and seasoning also becoming more noticeable. You may even pick up on a hint of chicken stock in both the aroma and flavor. Sourness and saltiness will share the role of most prominent basic taste in a great green enchilada sauce, both at a moderate intensi
