Originally Posted by
tropit
It's interesting that all of these enchilada sauce recipes have tomatoes in them. That might be tasty. Most of the recipes that I've seen use just chilis, no tomatoes. They usually have some garlic and salt and a little starch to thicken them. That's about it.
It will depend on what type of Mexican/South American food you are making. Here in Houston, we do mostly Tex Mex and it has tomatoes. Always and lots. It also depends on whether you are making red or green sauce. Red sauce has tomatoes. Green sauce doesn't