Sunday, July 4, 2010

Mexico: Salsa Roja

Typical Salsa Roja recipe (taught to me by my friends' family's cook):
  • 3 plum tomatoes
  • morita (chipotle) chilis (however many you dare to put in!)
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1/8 cup of chopped onion
  • 1/8-1/4 cup water
Method: Roast the tomatoes and chilis on a skillet until slightly charred. Throw the roasted tomatoes, roasted chilis, garlic, onion, and water into a blender and puree until still slightly chunky. Add salt to taste. Muy rico!
Salsa can also be made the traditional way in a stone Molcajete or "mortar and pestle" (pictured below). First pulverize the garlic, then the onion, then the chilis, then the tomatoes, mixing in the water and salt at the end.

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