VegVeganVeracruz
Salsa macha
Dried chillies, garlic and peanuts fried in oil. Mexico's chilli crisp, crunchy and brave.
20 minTime
2 gProtein each
hotSpice
The brave salsaMake it your way
Grandma's wayÁrbol chillies, garlic and peanuts in oil, Veracruz style.
The original235kcalsame
2 gproteinsame
2 gfibresame
20minutessame
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1 cup, neutral
Dried red chilliabout 20 chiles de árbol, stemmed
Dried guajillo chilli3, seeded and torn
Garlic10 cloves, sliced
Peanuts⅓ cup
Sesame seeds2 tbsp
Vinegar1 tbsp
Sugar1 tsp
Salt1 tspMethod
- 1Warm the oil on medium low and fry the garlic slowly until pale gold.
- 2Add the peanuts and sesame and fry until golden.
- 3Turn off the heat, wait 30 seconds, then stir in the chillies and let them sizzle in the hot oil.
- 4Cool 10 minutes, then pulse with vinegar, sugar and salt into a coarse, crunchy salsa. Store in a clean jar.
Serve it like thisSpoon into a small jar or bowl with a spoon in it and set it on the table next to eggs, tacos, grilled meat or soup.