Hudson Salsa Tatemada Molcajeteada

Name: Hudson Salsa Tatemada Molcajeteada
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 2 cups (480 ml)
Cuisine: Latin
Ingredients: 4 Roma or tomatillos (1 lb/453g), cored, charred Tomato; 1/4 medium white (3.1 oz/89g), charred Onion; 2 chiles serranos (1.3 oz/38g), stemmed, charred Serrano; 1 (1 oz/31g), stemmed, charred Jalapeno; 2 cloves, unpeeled, charred then peeled Garlic; 1 tbsp chopped fresh (15 ml) Cilantro; 1 tbsp fresh, plus more to taste Lime Juice; 1 1/2 tsp Diamond Crystal kosher, 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 Tatemada Molcajeteada from a national-award-winning chef.

Ratio

Cilantro 15 mlLime Juice 15 ml

Ingredients

Tomato — 4 Roma or tomatillos (1 lb/453g), cored, charred
Onion — 1/4 medium white (3.1 oz/89g), charred
Serrano — 2 chiles serranos (1.3 oz/38g), stemmed, charred
Jalapeno — 1 (1 oz/31g), stemmed, charred
Garlic — 2 cloves, unpeeled, charred then peeled
Cilantro — 1 tbsp chopped fresh (15 ml)
Lime Juice — 1 tbsp fresh, plus more to taste
Salt — 1 1/2 tsp Diamond Crystal kosher, 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 Tatemada Molcajeteada.

Adapted from a recipe published by Rick Martínez in Salsa Daddy via Rick Martinez's Sazon Substack (Salsa School).

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 via Rick Martinez's Sazon Substack (Salsa School) (published as “Salsa Tatemada Molcajeteada”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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