Copperstreet Salsa

Name: Copperstreet Salsa
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 2 cups (500 ml)
Cuisine: Latin
Ingredients: 550 g yuca cocida Yuca; 2 L agua (cocción) (2000 ml) Water; 13 g ají trompito rojo Aji Trompito; 1 g culantro Culantro; 87 g cebolla blanca White Onion; 40 g ajo Garlic; 40 ml zumo limón Lemon Juice; 6 g perejil Parsley; 15 g sal kosher Kosher Salt; 20 ml AOVE Olive Oil; 7 g mantequilla Butter

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

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Ratio

Water 2000 mlLemon Juice 40 mlOlive Oil 20 mlButter 8 ml

Ingredients

Yuca — 550 g yuca cocida
Water — 2 L agua (cocción) (2000 ml)
Aji Trompito — 13 g ají trompito rojo
Culantro — 1 g culantro
White Onion — 87 g cebolla blanca
Garlic — 40 g ajo
Lemon Juice — 40 ml zumo limón
Parsley — 6 g perejil
Kosher Salt — 15 g sal kosher
Olive Oil — 20 ml AOVE
Butter — 7 g mantequilla

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

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

The jar carries pour-and-shake sauces. These are its closest cousins from kitchens like this one:

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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 Mojo (Yuca Base).

Adapted from a Mario Castrellón recipe (Mario Castrellón / 7 Caníbales (corvina con mojo)).

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 (corvina con mojo) (published as “Salsa Mojo (Yuca Base)”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

Companion jar