Prepare The Masa If You Have Purchased Prepared Masa, You Can Skip This Step. If You Have Masa Harina (Masa Flour), Add Warm Water To The Masa Harina, Amount According To The Instructions On The Package. Stir To Incorporate. Let Sit For Several Minutes. Need The Dough With Your Hands Just Enough So That All Of The Masa Flour Is Incorporated. Prepare The Sauce See The Instructions In This Red Chili Sauce Recipe For Preparing The Chili Sauce With The Ancho Chilies. 1 Working On One Chile At A Time, Use A Paring Knife To Cut A Slit All The Way Down One Side Of A Chile. Open Up The Chile And Remove The Stem And Seeds. Remove As Much Of The Veins As You Can. Reserve A Few Of The Seeds Or Veins For Adding Later If You Want Added Heat. Note When Working With Chilies, Either Wear Protective Gloves Or Wash Your Hands Very Thoroughly With Soap And Warm Water After Handling The Chilies. 2 Heat A Large Skillet On Medium Heat. Flatten Out The Dried Chilies As Well As You Can And Place On The Skillet To Heat. Press Down On The Opened Chilies And Leave For A Few Seconds. Turn The Chilies Over And Heat A Few Seconds More. You Do Not Want To Toast Or Burn The Chilies, Just Heat Them Enough To Draw Out More Of The Flavor. 3 Add The Chilies To A Small Saucepan And Add Enough Water So That They Are Just Covered. Bring To A Boil. Remove From Heat And Let Sit For 10 Minutes, Until The Chilies Have Softened And Plumped Up. (Or Pour Place The Chilies In A Small Saucepan And Pour Boiling Water Over Them To Cover. Let Sit For 15 Minutes, Until Softened.) 4 Reserving The Soaking Water, Remove The Chilies From The Pan And Place In A Blender. Add The Garlic, Salt, Ground Pepper, Ground Cloves, And 1 1/2 Cups Of The Soaking Liquid. Pur