Sonoma Salsa Guajillo

Name: Sonoma Salsa Guajillo
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 3¾ cups (900 ml)
Cuisine: Latin
Ingredients: 7 chiles guajillos (2.6 oz/76g), stemmed and seeded Guajillo; 3 dried chiles de arbol (0.1 oz/3g), stemmed Dried Chile; 4 medium Roma (15 oz/432g), cored but left whole Tomato; 1/4 medium white (3.7 oz/105g) Onion; 1 medium (2.2 oz/64g), husked and rinsed Tomatillo; 3 cloves, peeled and smashed Garlic; 3 cups low-sodium vegetable or chicken broth (or water) (720 ml) Chicken Stock; 2 tsp vegetable or chicken bouillon powder (optional) (6 g) Bouillon Pwdr; 1/2 tsp dried, preferably Mexican (2.5 ml) Oregano; 1/4 tsp seeds or ground (1.25 ml) Cumin; 2 1/2 tsp Diamond Crystal kosher (10g), plus more to taste Salt

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

Salsa Guajillo from a national-award-winning chef.

Ratio

Chicken Stock 720 mlOregano 3 mlCumin 1 ml

Ingredients

Guajillo — 7 chiles guajillos (2.6 oz/76g), stemmed and seeded
Dried Chile — 3 dried chiles de arbol (0.1 oz/3g), stemmed
Tomato — 4 medium Roma (15 oz/432g), cored but left whole
Onion — 1/4 medium white (3.7 oz/105g)
Tomatillo — 1 medium (2.2 oz/64g), husked and rinsed
Garlic — 3 cloves, peeled and smashed
Chicken Stock — 3 cups low-sodium vegetable or chicken broth (or water) (720 ml)
Bouillon Pwdr — 2 tsp vegetable or chicken bouillon powder (optional) (6 g)
Oregano — 1/2 tsp dried, preferably Mexican (2.5 ml)
Cumin — 1/4 tsp seeds or ground (1.25 ml)
Salt — 2 1/2 tsp Diamond Crystal kosher (10g), plus more to taste

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.

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Provenance

Recipe developer and former Bon Appétit senior food editor based in Mazatlán; his cookbook Mi Cocina won a 2023 James Beard award.

Originally published as Salsa Guajillo.

Adapted from a recipe published by Rick Martínez in Salsa Daddy (Clarkson Potter 2025) via The Dinner Plan authorized reprint.

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 Salsa Daddy (Clarkson Potter 2025) via The Dinner Plan authorized reprint (published as “Salsa Guajillo”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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