Chiltepin Hot Salsa Recipe

Name: Chiltepin Hot Salsa Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 1 cup water; 3 garlic cloves (peeled); 1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes; 1/4 cup chopped white onion; 1/4 cup white vinegar; 1/4 cup roughly chopped cilantro; 2 tablespoons dried Mexican oregano; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 tablespoon dried chiltepin chiles; 2 teaspoons sea salt

Chiltepin salsa is an all-purpose hot salsa that can be used for dipping, for seasoning, and as a taco sauce. A little goes a long way. If you prefer a milder salsa, cut the amount of chiles down by a half or a third. Chiltepin salsa is one of the defining elements of Sonoran style cuisine because the bushes that produce the chiles grow wild in parts of Southern Arizona and aren’t common to other regions. This recipe is from the Taste of Tucson cookbook by Jackie Alpers.

Sonoran Style red Chiltepin salsa. Recipe and food photography by Taste of Tucson cookbook author Jackie Alpers.

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 0

Total Time: 5

Chiltepin Hot Salsa Recipe

Author: Jackie Alpers

An all-purpose Chiltepin salsa that can be used for dipping, for seasoning, and as a taco sauce.

Ingredients

1 cup water
3 garlic cloves peeled
1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
¼ cup chopped white onion
¼ cup white vinegar
¼ cup roughly chopped cilantro
2 tablespoons dried Mexican oregano
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon dried chiltepin chiles
2 teaspoons sea salt

Instructions

Be sure to watch the how-to video below

Put the 1 cup of water and garlic in a blender and puree.

Add the tomatoes, onion, vinegar, cilantro, oregano, olive oil, chiles, and salt. Pulse until well combined.

Refrigerate for at least an hour to let the flavors meld before serving.

Video

Notes

This recipe is from the Taste of Tucson cookbook by Jackie Alpers.

Course Condiment

Cuisine Mexican, Sonoran, Sonoran Style Mexican, Taste of Tucson: Sonoran Style Recipes, Tucson Sonoran Style Mexican

Keyword chiltepin hot salsa recipe, chiltepin salsa recipe, hot salsa recipe, Jackie Alpers, sonoran recipe, spicy salsa recipe, Taste of Tucson cookbook recipe, Taste of Tucson recipe, Tucson Sonora, Tucson Sonora recipe

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