I wanted taco sauce the other day but didn't have any in the house, so I improvised. I ended up with a pretty decent sauce. It was quite a bit like the sauce in those little orange packets at Taco Bell. I think next time I might use low-sodium tomato sauce or tomato paste instead of ketchup just to see if I like it any better.
"In A Pinch" Taco Sauce
1 envelope taco seasoning mix
1/4 cup ketchup
water
Combine taco seasoning mix with ketchup. Add enough water to make 1 cup total. Pour mixture into small saucepan and simmer until reduced to 3/4 cup. Let cool to room temperature, then serve or refrigerate.
Makes 3/4 cup.
6 comments:
I wish I had seen this before the last time I made fish tacos and realized I was out of taco sauce.
At least you'll have it for next time. :)
Excellent!
Frances: Did you try it? Hope you liked it if you did.
Good idea....who doesn't always have ketchup hanging around, right?lol
I think I'd like the tomato paste a little better if I had a choice...not so much sugar like ketchup.
I didn't think the ketchup made it too sweet, but it was a little salty (even for me, who loves salty food). That's why I though lo-so tomato sauce might work better. But you're right...I almost always have ketchup on hand, but rarely have tomato sauce.
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