Salsa Picosa

Name: Salsa Picosa
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 3 cups (700 ml)
Cuisine: Latin
Ingredients: about 6½ tomatoes (960 g) Tomato; 200 g Tomatillo; ~1 cup chile cooking liquid reserved (240 ml) Water; about 20 chiles (40 g) Dried Chile; 1/2 tsp (0.5 g) Oregano; 1/2 Tbsp (9 g) Salt

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

TABLE SALSA · TACOS, EGGS & GRILLED MEATS

In the published recipe, this is the table salsa for tacos.

Salvador Alamilla's spicy salsa picosa for tacos.

On the jar

SALSA PICOSA

Method: blend
Yield: about 3 cups
Ingredients: 6

Blender sauce. Cook from the recipe

Ratio

Water 240 ml

Ingredients

Tomatoabout 6½ tomatoes (960 g)
Tomatillo200 g
Water~1 cup chile cooking liquid reserved (240 ml)
Dried Chileabout 20 chiles (40 g)
Oregano1/2 tsp (0.5 g)
Salt1/2 Tbsp (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

Mexican chef awarded James Beard Best Chef: Mountain 2025. Work centers on regional Mexican technique in Colorado kitchens.

Adapted from a Salvador Alamilla recipe (Salvador Alamilla / Food52 birria).

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?

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Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Salvador Alamilla / Food52 birria (published as “Salsa Picosa”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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