Salsa Mexicana

Name: Salsa Mexicana
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 2 cups (480 ml)
Cuisine: Latin
Ingredients: Oil for coating peppers and tomatoes Olive Oil; 6 medium plum tomatoes Tomato; about 3½ serranoes (20 g) Serrano; 1/2 small white onion, rough chopped Onion; 1/2 bunch cilantro, divided (20 g) Cilantro; 2 garlic cloves, whole and peeled Garlic; 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt (9 g) Salt

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

TABLE SALSA · TORTILLAS & TACOS & GRILLED MEATS

A table salsa for tortillas & tacos & grilled meats.

Ortega's salsa mexicana.

On the jar

SALSA

Method: blend
Yield: about 2 cups
Ingredients: 7

Blender sauce. Cook from the recipe

Ingredients

Olive OilOil for coating peppers and tomatoes
Tomato6 medium plum tomatoes
Serranoabout 3½ serranoes (20 g)
Onion1/2 small white onion, rough chopped
Cilantro1/2 bunch cilantro, divided (20 g)
Garlic2 garlic cloves, whole and peeled
Salt1 1/2 tsp kosher salt (9 g)

Method

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

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Provenance

Hugo Ortega works in Regional Mexican / Oaxacan at Hugo's; credentials include James Beard Best Chef: Southwest 2017 (Hugo's).

Adapted from a Hugo Ortega recipe (Hugo Ortega / The Local Palate).

FAQ

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What do the quantities mean?

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Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Hugo Ortega / The Local Palate (published as “Salsa Mexicana”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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