Two ADDICTIVE Salsa Roja Recipes (Chile de Arbol & Chile Piquin)

jalapeños

🥗Healthier: serrano peppers

💰Cheaper: banana peppers

Serrano peppers are lower in calories, while banana peppers are often less expensive.

cilantro

🥗Healthier: parsley

💰Cheaper: green onions

Parsley offers similar flavor with fewer calories, and green onions are often cheaper.

Use 5 Roma tomatoes and 20 Chile de Arbol for the salsa.

Deseed and de-stem the 2 Chile guajillos for color.

Add the tomatoes, Chile de Arbol, half of the onion, and garlic to a pot with water.

Boil the mixture until the tomatoes start to peel.

Blend the mixture until smooth, adding water from the pot as needed.

Add 2 teaspoons of salt, pepper, and garlic to the blended salsa.

Pulse in 2 more tomatoes and the remaining onion for texture.

Taste the salsa and adjust salt as needed.

For the second salsa, use 1/2 cup of chili piquin, 3 garlic cloves, and 5 Roma tomatoes.

Boil the tomatoes, chili piquin, and garlic in a pot.

Blend the mixture until smooth, adding more tomatoes as needed.

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