Name: Salsa Taquera
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 2 plum tomatoes; 1 white onion; 3 cloves garlic; 6 dried árbol chiles (pepper); 6 tbsp cooking oil; .5 tsp salt (+ salt to taste as needed)

Taqueria Style Salsa with Árbol Chile

Salsa Taquera, a tomato based, fiery, garlicky salsa prepared with dried árbol peppers. This type of salsa is served at taco stands throughout Mexico. It’s a good one.

Bowl of Chile de Árbol Salsa (Salsa Taquera)

The finished salsa will be shiny, smooth, and thick with a beautiful orange color. It only takes about 15 minutes from start to finish. Let’s get started.

Gather Your Ingredients

If you cook Mexican food regular you probably have all the ingredients on hand: plum tomatoes, garlic, árbol peppers, oil, and salt. You can find the peppers at any supermarket that carries dried chiles.

Ingredient List

2 plum (Roma) tomatoes
1 white onion
6 árbol chiles
3 cloves garlic
6 tablespoons oil
1/2 teaspoon of salt + as needed

If you prefer a milder salsa reduce the number of chiles by half.

How to Make

Roughly chop the tomatoes and onions. Peel the garlic and remove the stems from the chiles.

Preheat 2 tablespoons of oil over medium heat. Cook the tomatoes and onions for 5 minutes stirring occasionally.

Chopped Tomatoes and Onions in Frying Pan

Add the garlic and cook for 2 more minutes stirring occasionally.

Browning Tomatoes and Onions in Frying Pan

Add the árbol chile and cook for 1 more minute. Do not cook longer which may make the chiles turn bitter.

This is how the ingredients should look before blending. Browning develops a deep rich flavor.

Browned tomatoes, onion, and garlic in pan on stove.

Add all of the ingredients from the pan to your blender and blend for 30 seconds.

Salsa Taquera Ingredients in Blender Jar

While the salsa is blending add the oil to the blender and blend for 1 more minute until the salsa has a smooth thick consistency.

Taste and add salt if needed.

Serve

Serve this salsa as an accompaniment to your favorite tacos. We really like it on carne asada or shredded beef tacos.

Bowl of Salsa Taquera (Salsa de Chile de Árbol)

Bowl of Salsa Taquera (Salsa de Chile de Arbol)

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Salsa Taquera

Salsa Taquera also known as Salsa de Chile de Árbol, a fiery salsa prepared with tomatoes, garlic, and dried árbol chiles, which is served at taco stands throughout Mexico.

Course Salsa

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword easy salsa recipe, salsa de chile de árbol recipe, salsa recipe, salsa taquera recipe

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Servings

Calories 83kcal

Author Douglas Cullen

Equipment

Kitchen knife
Cutting board
Frying pan
Blender
Serving bowl

Ingredients

2 plum tomatoes
1 white onion
3 cloves garlic
6 dried árbol chiles (pepper)
6 tbsp cooking oil
.5 tsp salt + salt to taste as needed

Instructions

Roughly chop the tomatoes and onion. Peel the garlic cloves. Remove the stems from the árbol peppers.
Preheat a pan with 2 tablespoons cooking oil to medium hot. Add the chopped tomatoes and onions and cook for 5 minutes stirring occasionally.
Add the garlic to the pan and cook for 2 minutes stirring occasionally.
Add the árbol peppers on cook for 1 minute more.
Blend all of the salsa ingredients for 30 seconds. While the salsa is still blending add 4 tablespoons of cooking oil and blend for 1 more minute until the salsa is smooth, shiny, and thick.
Taste and add salt if needed.

Notes

You can find the peppers at any supermarket that carries dried chiles.

Nutrition

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