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Salsa Taquera

Salsa Taquera also known as Salsa de Chile de Árbol, a fiery salsa prepared with tomatoes, garlic, and dried árbol chiles, which is served at taco stands throughout Mexico.

Prep 5m
Cook 10m
Yield 10 servings

🥄 Ingredients

  • 2 plum tomatoes
  • 1 white onion
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 6 dried árbol chiles (pepper)
  • 6 tbsp cooking oil
  • .5 tsp salt (+ salt to taste as needed)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. Roughly chop the tomatoes and onion. Peel the garlic cloves. Remove the stems from the árbol peppers.

  2. Preheat a pan with 2 tablespoons cooking oil to medium hot. Add the chopped tomatoes and onions and cook for 5 minutes stirring occasionally.

  3. Add the garlic to the pan and cook for 2 minutes stirring occasionally.

  4. Add the árbol peppers on cook for 1 minute more.

  5. Blend all of the salsa ingredients for 30 seconds. While the salsa is still blending add 4 tablespoons of cooking oil and blend for 1 more minute until the salsa is smooth, shiny, and thick.

  6. Taste and add salt if needed.

📊 Nutrition (per serving)

83 kcal Calories
2 g Carbs
1 g Protein
8 g Fat

Nutritional values are estimates from the original source.