Chile Sauce 101

Ingredients

• 3 quarts water
• 1/2 pound New Mexico chiles—stemmed, seeded and rinsed
• 1/4 pound applewood-smoked bacon, finely chopped
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 5 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• Pinch of sugar
• Kosher salt
• 2 pounds tomatillos—husked, rinsed and halved
• 2 poblano chiles—stemmed, halved and seeded
• 1 serrano chile, stemmed and halved
• 1 large onion, quartered
• 4 garlic cloves
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• Fine sea salt
• 3 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• Freshly ground pepper