This salsa comes from Alex Stupak at Empellon Taqueria in NYC.
4 Tbsp. small wood chips, preferably applewood, soaked in water for 30 minutes, drained
1 cup raw cashews
4 canned chipotle chiles in adobo, drained, seeded
2 tablespoon sugar
Kosher salt
1 ½ cup water
Soak the wood chips and line a stock pot with tin foil. Pile the soaked chips up in pot over high heat until they are smoking consistently. A torch may help here. Of course if you have a proper smoker or other apparatus, go for it.
Place a steamer basket in the stock pot and arrange the cashews evenly around it. Put the cover on the pot and smoke for 10-15 minutes until the cashews are softened and a golden brown.
In a blender, mix the cashews, 3 of the chipotles, 1 Tbsp sugar, a pinch of salt and ¾ cup of water. Blend until very smooth. Taste and adjust with more chiles, sugar, or salt and water if you want the salsa thinner.
PullingUpFrom40
Thiccc
Millmoss1970
This is my go to sauce for vegetarian food as well.
wzl46
Salsa shark. We’re gonna need a bigger boat. Man goes into cage, cage goes into salsa. Shark’s in the salsa. Our shark!
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This salsa comes from Alex Stupak at Empellon Taqueria in NYC.
4 Tbsp. small wood chips, preferably applewood, soaked in water for 30 minutes, drained
1 cup raw cashews
4 canned chipotle chiles in adobo, drained, seeded
2 tablespoon sugar
Kosher salt
1 ½ cup water
Soak the wood chips and line a stock pot with tin foil. Pile the soaked chips up in pot over high heat until they are smoking consistently. A torch may help here. Of course if you have a proper smoker or other apparatus, go for it.
Place a steamer basket in the stock pot and arrange the cashews evenly around it. Put the cover on the pot and smoke for 10-15 minutes until the cashews are softened and a golden brown.
In a blender, mix the cashews, 3 of the chipotles, 1 Tbsp sugar, a pinch of salt and ¾ cup of water. Blend until very smooth. Taste and adjust with more chiles, sugar, or salt and water if you want the salsa thinner.
Thiccc
This is my go to sauce for vegetarian food as well.
Salsa shark. We’re gonna need a bigger boat. Man goes into cage, cage goes into salsa. Shark’s in the salsa. Our shark!
Looks more like hummus than salsa.