PANTRYFLEX

blend · salsa

★ STARRED KITCHENPrep 10 min

Ashrail Salsa

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Enrique Olvera recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Enrique Olvera.

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Ratio

Ratio by volume: Olive Oil 30 ml, Pepper 8 ml, Salt 1 ml
Olive Oil 30 mlPepper 8 mlSalt 1 ml

Ingredients

  • Olive Oil — 2 cdas AOVE (30 ml)
  • Guajillo — 10 chile guajillo (sin venas/semillas)
  • Pasilla — 5 chile pasilla
  • Morita — 2 chile morita
  • Bay Leaf — 10 hojas laurel seco
  • Clove — 5 clavos tostados
  • Tomato — 6 jitomates rojos picados
  • White Onion — 1 cebolla blanca grande
  • Garlic — 4 dientes ajo
  • Pepper — ½ cda pimienta negra tostada (7.5 ml)
  • Salt — ¼ cdta sal (1.25 ml)

Method

  1. This sauce needs a blender — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
  2. Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
  3. Taste and adjust salt and acid.

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Provenance

Mexican chef of Pujol in Mexico City (Michelin / World's 50 Best) and Cosme in New York. Mole Madre and contemporary Mexican tasting menus define his kitchens.

Originally published as Salsa Birria (Estilo Tijuana).

Adapted from a Enrique Olvera recipe (Enrique Olvera / El Periódico (Días de sol, noches taqueras)).

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FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces — its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Enrique Olvera / El Periódico (Días de sol, noches taqueras) (published as “Salsa Birria (Estilo Tijuana)”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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