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How To Save Bitter Enchilada Sauce By Maria Scinto Sept. 23, 2025 12:00 pm EST

Canned enchilada sauce is such a time saver. Sure, it's nice to leisurely whip up a batch of homemade oven-roasted salsa verde and mix it with chicken broth for scratch-made enchiladas, but if you feel like you're always running behind, you might want to take a few shortcuts like using frozen burritos for the easiest enchiladas , or — yes — using store-bought sauce. Occasionally, however, you might open up a can of sauce that tastes a bit bitter. According to chef Justin Mosel, the culinary director at Rubio's Coastal Grill , "Metallic or bitter tastes come from the pressurized or retort process used in canning food." (Fun fact: The reason canned food comes in a ribbed tin is to h

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