taco sauce recipe

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

Easy Taco Sauce (Best Flavor!)

tomato sauce (small batch;

water

white vinegar

(mild) hot sauce

sugar

salt

garlic powder

onion powder

cumin

cornstarch

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. 

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.

My husband loves taco sauce and uses it frequently.   Unfortunately he uses a lot more than a "serving size" portion and the store bought brands are full of salt, sugar and other unwanted chemicals.  I was so happy when I made this recipe and he loved it!  It turned out great the first time I made it. The second and third times I came out runny in spite of adding extra corn starch. The one thing I did different wasI substituted a teaspoon of applesauce for the sugar as I try not to use refined sugar.  Would that make a difference?  Any suggestions?
Thank you for your great recipes.  I use several of them for my go tos.

If your husband LOVES it and it turned out great when you FOLLOWED the recipe, why would you give it one star when YOU CHANGED the recipe and didnt like it??

Ive made this sauce and its perfect; very tasty quick and easy!  FIVE STARS !

Your sauce is so good. I had to use tomato paste, tomato sauce is very difficult to find here. But I just added more water. I also added fresh ground coriander. I just do that with any Mexican food recipe. It's so good and freezes really well.

The sauce was excellent! I don't cook often, and it was still very quick and easy. It was a perfect medium spicy for me too, using cholula. 
I don't much care for cumin, so when I made it a second time, I used Harissa instead.  Gave me a super spicy delicious sauce! Try at your own risk, it was definitely waaay past medium, but so good.

Loved making your Taco Sauce.  It is a winner

This homemade taco sauce is smooth, smoky, tangy, and has just the right amount of heat—everything you want in a great taco sauce. It’s made with simple pantry ingredients like tomato sauce, warm spices, ancho chile powder, and a splash of fresh lime juice, giving it that classic bottled-taco-sauce flavor but with a fresher, brighter, made-from-scratch taste. It’s one of my go-to sauces because it’s completely customizable and works on anything from tacos, burritos, and quesadillas to nachos, tostadas, rice bowls, and even scrambled eggs. And just like my Taco Bell Quesadilla Sauce, this recipe takes only a few minutes to whip up, making it perfect for busy weeknights, meal prep, or elevating any Tex-Mex dinner.

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