Copperroom Salsa

Name: Copperroom Salsa
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 2 cups (450 ml)
Cuisine: Latin
Ingredients: 400 g caldo pollo Chicken Stock; 21 ml vinagre arroz Rice Vinegar; 10 ml kombu tsuyu Kombu Tsuyu; 1 g polvo ají chombo Chombo Chile; 200 g maicena (slurry with 300 g agua — add gradually) Cornstarch; 300 g agua (slurry) Water

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

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Ratio

Chicken Stock 400 mlRice Vinegar 21 mlKombu Tsuyu 10 mlWater 300 ml

Ingredients

Chicken Stock — 400 g caldo pollo
Rice Vinegar — 21 ml vinagre arroz
Kombu Tsuyu — 10 ml kombu tsuyu
Chombo Chile — 1 g polvo ají chombo
Cornstarch — 200 g maicena (slurry with 300 g agua — add gradually)
Water — 300 g agua (slurry)

Method

This sauce is cooked on the stove — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Cook ingredients gently according to the published technique, adapted here as pantry quantities only.
Finish off heat; adjust seasoning.

Companion jar

Copperroom Salsa wants a whisk and a stove — make it from this page.

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Provenance

Mario Castrellón. Panamanian / neo-bistro. Cited awards include: Latin America's 50 Best #18 (2025, Maito).

Originally published as Salsa Chilli Bo.

Adapted from a Mario Castrellón recipe (Mario Castrellón / 7 Caníbales (chilli bo wonton, Maito)).

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 Mario Castrellón / 7 Caníbales (chilli bo wonton, Maito) (published as “Salsa Chilli Bo”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

Companion jar