Easy Taco Sauce

½ cup tomato sauce (small batch; or double for 1 ½ cups sauce!)*

1 cup water

2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon white vinegar

1 (mild) to 2 (medium) teaspoons hot sauce

1 teaspoon sugar

¼ teaspoon kosher salt

½ teaspoon garlic powder

½ teaspoon onion powder

½ teaspoon cumin

2 teaspoons cornstarch

1. In a medium saucepan, whisk together tomato sauce, water, 2 tablespoons white vinegar, hot sauce, sugar, salt, garlic powder, onion powder and cumin. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to low or medium low. Simmer where the sauce is steadily bubbling for 15 minutes. 

2. After 15 minutes, stir the cornstarch into 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl until dissolved. Add the cornstarch slurry to the taco sauce and cook for an additional 1 minute, stirring constantly, until the sauce becomes thick and glossy. Remove from the heat and stir in the additional 1 teaspoon vinegar. Store refrigerated; it will thicken even more as it cools.