# Homemade Taco Sauce

This homemade taco sauce recipe delivers everything the bottled stuff promises but never delivers - tangy, bold, smoky, and as spicy as you want it.

- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 can 8 ounces tomato sauce
- 0.33 cup water
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 0.5 teaspoon ground cumin
- 0.5 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- to taste salt
- to taste black pepper

## Instructions

1. To a heated saucepan, add tomato sauce, red wine vinegar, chili powder, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, honey, ground cumin, cayenne powder, salt, and pepper.
2. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat and simmer.
3. Add water to thin the sauce out if needed.
4. Transfer to a container with a nice label on it and enjoy.

## Equipment

- saucepan
- container

## Tips

- Add water to thin the sauce out if needed.
- The sauce is wildly customizable.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/14eF4wEvMKQ/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/599f0c08-879d-451e-b328-2629cd9023cf
- Extracted: 2026-04-27

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