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Chile Arbol Salsa
Salsa de Chile de Arbol

Ingredients Amounts
Garlic cloves, peeled 2 ea.
Sea salt to taste
Arbol chiles, lightly toasted, stemmed 10 ea.
Guajillo chiles, lightly toasted, stemmed 2 ea.
Tomatillos, roasted chopped 2/3 lb.
Water 1/3 cup

Method

  1. In a molcajete grind the garlic and salt together. Add the chiles and grind thoroughly. Add the tomatillos and grind them until you get the desired texture. If too thick, add water.

Note: Alternatively, the salsa can be blended in a blender until smooth.

Recipe credit: Ricardo Muñoz Zurita, as presented at the 2005 Worlds of Flavor International Conference and Festival. Published with permission of the author. All rights reserved.