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La Taquiza! It All Starts With The Salsa

August 1, 201512 Comments

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A great salsa is only as good as the salsa running down your arm! Lol! True story. One of the most fun dinner with friends and family, for me, is a taco party or taquiza. And before you can even decide on what kind of tacos you will serve, you must plan the salsa.

 

La Taquiza! It All Starts With The Salsa!

La Taquiza! It All Starts With The Salsa.

 

Salsa Taquera-Chile de Arbol Tomatillo Salsa

Salsa Taquera-Chile de Arbol Tomatillo Salsa

 

Whether they are tacos de carne asada, chicken fajitas or grilled shrimp, the salsa you choose to garnish with is going to make that taco experience complete. For today’s blog post I chose three of my favorite salsa recipes to share with you. I do tend to keep these types of ingredients on hand all of the time when I can. And besides the salsa’s, you want to make sure you have ingredients like crumbled Mexican cheese, crema, avocado, fresh cilantro, onions, and limes to enjoy those tacos.  And one of the best things about having leftover salsa from your taquiza party? Huevos rancheros  or chilaquiles the next morning ! Bring on the salsa!  

 

Ingredients
12 to 15 chile de arbol, stems removed
3 guajillo or california peppers, stems and seeds removed
3 cloves garlic, skins on
5 to 6 large tomatillos, husk removed and washed
Pinch of Mexican oregano
Splash of water
Salt to taste

Directions

1. On a preheated comal or pan, toast the dried chile de arbol and guajillo peppers. You will toast just for 1 or 2 minutes, if that. They will soften and become aromatic. Be careful not to let them burn or they will become bitter.

2. Remove the chiles from comal/pan and transfer them to a pot of simmering water. Cook for 10 minutes and remove from heat.On that same hot comal/pan  you toasted the chiles on, add the tomatillos and garlic. Drizzle on just a touch of oil. Cook, turning as needed, until most spots on tomatillos char and start to soften. The garlic you will remove after 15 minutes.

3. Peel the skins off garlic, add to blender along with the charred tomatillos. Using a slotted spoon, add the  chile de arbol and guajillo peppers. Add a splash of  cooking water, pinch of Mexican oregano and salt to taste. Start by pulsing and then blend on high until smooth. Taste for salt. Cool completely before storing in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Salsa Taquera-Chile de Arbol Tomatillo Salsa

Tips~ Wipe down the large dried chiles with a wet paper towels before using. They are sometimes a little dirty. To save time, I cook ingredients for several salsa’s or as much that I cn fit on the comal. The jalapeños for the  are for the Salsa de Jalapeño Tatemada below.

Salsa Taquera-Tomatillos TatemadosTips~ Charring the tomatillos can also be done on an outdoor grill or under the broiler.

 

Salsa Taquera-Chile de Arbol Tomatillo Salsa

Salsa Taquera-Chile de Arbol Tomatillo Salsa

 

Salsa  de Chipotle

Salsa de Chipotle

Ingredients

5 to 6 dried chipotle peppers
6 to 7 roma tomatoes
2 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/2 teaspoon Mexican oregano
Salt to taste

Directions

1. In a saucepan, combine the tomatoes and chipotle peppers. If the chipotles still have a stems, carefullly cut it off. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and continue cooking until skins on tomatoes are loose and chipotles soften.

2. Using a slotted spoon, tranfer the chipotles to the blender. Remove tomatoes onto a plate and carefully peel off the loose skins, dicard skins. To the blender add tomatoes, garlic, vinegar, cumin, oregano, 1/2 cup cooking liquid and salt to taste. Blend on high until smooth. Taste for salt.

3. Now you can serve the salsa as is, but I like to take the extra step of straining it using a wire mesh strainer. The results are a very smooth, smoky chipotle salsa!

Salsa de ChipotleTips~ In my opinion, I think that the dried chipotles are so much more smoky than the canned version. I love both, but for a true chipotle flavored salsa, I prefer the dried chiles.

 

Salsa de Chipotle

Tips~ As I said before you can serve the salsa without straining it. The picture above shows the salsa before I strained it.

 

Salsa de Jalapeño Tatemada (Charred Jalapeño Salsa)

Salsa de Jalapeño Tatemada

Ingredients

7 to 8 large jalapeños, stems removed
Olive oil
1/4 cup white vinegar
1/4 cup water
Salt to taste
1/2 teaspoon Mexican oregano, crushed

Directions

1. Add the jalapeños to a comal/pan and heat to medium heat. When they start to pop and become aromatic, turn heat down slightly and drizzle on just enough oil to coat the peppers. Continue cooking until most sides are charred, turning as needed.

2. Remove peppers from comal and coarsely chop. Transfer tot he blender. Also add, the vinegar, water and salt to taste. Pulse to blend until desired consistency. Pour into serving dish, sprinkle with oregano and drizzle a little oil on top.

Salsa de Jalapeño Tatemada-Charred Jalapeño Salsa

Tips~ On days when I cannot use my outdoor grill, my favorite method of charring the jalapeños is on a comal on the stove top.

 

Salsa de Jalapeño Tatemada-Charred Jalapeño Salsa

 

La Taquiza! It all Starts With The Salsa.

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  1. mscozart

    December 29, 2015 at 3:55 pm

    These salsa’s are wonderful.

    Reply
    • Sonia

      December 30, 2015 at 9:04 am

      Thank you so much mscozart!

      Reply
  2. TMcTracy

    February 26, 2016 at 6:58 pm

    Good salsa can be eaten with a spoon. I’m breaking out my big spoons for these, Thanks so much for sharing. We’ve been trying to hack the salsa at Hacienda Colorado for years. That Salsa Taquera Chile de Arbol looks close!!!

    Reply
    • Sonia

      February 26, 2016 at 7:30 pm

      Oh, that’s right! Bring on the big spoon, lol! I like to experiment and figure out my favorite taqueria salsa recipes all the time. Wish they would jut share them already, ha ha!

      Reply
  3. Tracey Thomas (@Talk2trace)

    December 28, 2016 at 10:08 am

    Hello,
    Thank you for posting this. Question …on the first salsa. I see 5 jalapeno peppers in the bowl of ingredients but they aren’t mentioned in the recipe. Please advise

    Reply
    • Tracey Thomas (@Talk2trace)

      December 28, 2016 at 10:10 am

      Actually…I just saw your mention …it’s for the third salsa. Thankyou!

      Reply
      • Sonia

        December 28, 2016 at 1:07 pm

        Oh, yes Tracy. I usually will multi task and roast a bunch of ingredients all at once, lol! Thanks for the feedback.

        Reply

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