I’ve been making salsas of all kinds for 30 years now. This salsa is a salsa roja from a local taqueria that I’ve been going to for 20 years. I buy this stuff by the quart, sometimes multiple quarts as it freezes well.
I have not been able to come close to recreating this and they are very tight-lipped (and English challenged), and I haven’t been able to get them to give me any clues. This salsa is not like any others I have tasted. The temperature varies a lot, it doesn’t seem to have any tomatoes in it. I’m guessing tomatillos, reconstituted dried peppers of some variety, cilantro, garlic, and other mystery ingredients.
Anyone have any suggestions?
by cheesewit40
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Looks like there is a tortilla chip in there
Roasted Tomatillos with dry Arbol chiles, possibly pequin. I make one this way and it looks very similar.
i cant help you much without tasting it. It is different in color than I am used too. I do think you are correct that it might be tomatillos, dried toasted chiles, probably some acid, either lime or vinegar….the most odd thing is the color. I am not sure how you get that color without something orange or yellow, which could come from habaneros. Another secret ingredient a lot of mexican restaurants use is knorr chicken powder its yellow on color. where is this place you buy this from?
https://preview.redd.it/z7dni31zvk1c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a464ae1305ff2b0bcace2f605bd1a5d42444d757
Looks simlar but mine has a fuck load of cilantro, and I added reapers
That’s guajillo, my man. The color and tanginess is largely from guajillo peppers, which have a suuuuper distinctive taste.
Some of the best salsa i’ve ever had in my life looks 95% like this
chicken bullion
Try some variation of this
https://www.muydelish.com/consome/
Definitely Chiles de árbol salsa. Mine looks exactly like it.
It seems boiled tomatillo and morita dried chili….diluted whit more water than usual.. good luck