When you make Taco Bell Taco Sauce you don’t need to leave with tons of little sauce packets in your pockets, you can make this sauce at home.
Making Taco Bell Taco Sauce
You can make flavorful taco sauce at home that tastes just like it does in the restaurant. Homemade hot sauces are just as good as ones you get away from home. This copycat recipe is made with common ingredients, you can find at home. Soon you will enjoy mild taco sauce made from your kitchen.
Where Did the Taco Come From?
The taco today is a fast-food staple, but you might be wondering how it came about. The taco was most likely invented by Mexican silver miners in the 18th Century. In those mines, a “taco” was the name of the little charges that were used to excavate the ore. These consisted of pieces of paper wrapped around some gunpowder. These “tacos” were inserted into holes the miners carved in the rock. Actually, if you stop and think about it, a chicken taco with a good hot sauce is a lot like a stick of dynamite!
The Role of the Taquería
For a long time, taquerías were in the working-class neighborhoods of Mexico City. Industrialization lured migrants from all over the country, and the women brought with them their regional cooking skills. Every region in Mexico has slightly different local foods, so Mexico City became a huge bubbling stew of all these different foods. This cosmopolitan world of dining was not for the rich and Mexican food as we know it today was born.
When Did the Taco Appear in the U.S?
The taco was probably brought to the US in the early 20th Century when the first Mexican migrants were starting to come to work in the mines and on the railroads. Mexican food was seen as street food. It was associated with tamale street carts in Los Angeles, and a group of women called the Chili Queens in San Antonio. Tourists came looking for two things in San Antonio – the Alamo and the Chili Queens. Mexico was thought of as a dangerous place, and the Chili Queens provided a way to sample that danger, but minus the risk of being set upon by bandits. There was a risk though – the food was VERY HOT. People described it as “biting like a serpent.”
Glen Bell’s Taco Bell
Glen Bell did not invent the taco. He borrowed all things taco from his Mexican neighbors. What he did do was utilize a U.S. business model called franchising. Mexican restaurants generally don’t put the word “taco” in their restaurants’ names. Thanks to Glen Bell, Mexican food is much-loved food, and more hot sauces are sold each year than ketchup. To read about the history of the taco.
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- Taco Bell Fresco Crunchy Taco
- Taco Bell Crunch Wrap Supreme
- Taco Bell Breakfast Crunch Wrap
- Taco Bell Enchirito
- Taco Bell Mexican Pizza
- Taco Bell Crispitos
- Taco Bell Baja Blast Freeze
- Taco Bell Pina Colada Fruitista
Taco Bell Taco Sauce
Ingredients
- 8 ounce tomato Sauce
- 1/3 cup Water
- 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1 1/2 teaspoon dry minced onions
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Place in sauce pan and stir well, simmer at a very low temperature for 15 - 20 minutes. Remove and cool. May be kept in refrigerator for several days.
Maureen
This would taste more like Taco Bell with the addition of pickle juice from pickled jalapeños or peperoncini. I compared the made recipe to a bottle of the Taco Bell.
K
Have you thought about replicating their spicy ranch sauce? It used to be called Baja Sauce.
Stephanie
I have not, but I appreciate your suggestion.
ZippyDSMlee
Not tried it yet but the thing I have noticed is tacobell sauce is almost a pureed picante sauce, mind you it has less onions and bell pepper but it seems like it has more of a pickled vegetable flavor than Ortega or old elpaso brand sauce. They changed the flavor a few years back(that or my tastebuds died a bit again) almost seems more black pepery, maybe they changed peppers and had to change the dilution of the mix, I tend to go fiery but that had a twang to it I did not like, hot is good enough. I wonder if I could mix pureed picante and Ortega to make a decent tasting sauce, most picante even non chunky seem a bit to onoiny to me, I guess what I want most in a sauce is a mix of pickled peppers and taco seasoning that’s not chunky….I wish they would sale this stuff 5$ for a gallon I get 4-5 bottles a month LOL it goes great with hamburgers and mayo LOL
Maureen
I noticed the same issue and would suggest adding pickled jalapeño juice to your liking.