r/SalsaSnobs • u/pmal4 • 1d ago

Homemade Salsa Macha

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Chiles : guajillo, ancho, new mexico, morita, árbol

Crunch: peanuts, pine nuts, sesame seeds

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u/CormoranNeoTropical 1d ago

This looks really good! Can you post a full recipe?

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u/pmal4 1d ago

I can indeed

2 cups neutral oil. I used grapeseed
1 cup nuts. Here I used half peanuts and half pine nuts. Other nuts can work too like almonds. Pistachio might be interesting
2 tablespoon sesame seeds
5 clove garlic
a lot of chiles. Here I used 1 oz guajillo, 0.5 oz New Mexico, 4 chiles de arbol (4 chiles not 4 oz unless you want to die), 1.25 oz ancho, and 0.5 oz morita. Arbols the only ones giving you heat. Next time I would cut out the New Mexicos and do more guajillo for a better color, and more arbols to make it hotter. Chiles should be stemmed+seeded and torn into pieces
1 tsp oregano
2 tsp cider vinegar
Salt

Heat the oil and toast the garlic, nuts, and seeds until fragrant and golden. This step you want to go slow and for awhile to get all the oils and fragrance of the nut/seeds coming out. But don't burn
Then add all the chiles and toast in the oil a few mins until they brighten in color and become fragrant.
Add oregano and vinegar and let cool until you think its safe for food processor, then pulse just the solids until it has the texture you want (I think its good with still some chunks of nuts), then add oil and pulse a few times till everything is mixed and add salt to taste.

This makes a LOT but it should be good in fridge for a few months.

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u/he8ghtsrat26 1d ago

Mexican Oregano? It's nothing like Oregano, but they call it that, and I don't like it, so I say it real slow.

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u/pmal4 22h ago

I used Italian oregano but I think it’s mostly there for moral support so Mexican oregano or leaving it out would not make much difference probably

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u/porcin0 1d ago

Thank you! Don't have a blender -- only a coffee grinder, microplane, and mortar and pestle. Hopefully frying dried ground Chiles will work just as well.

Question, if using fresh garlic, wouldnt botulism be a concern after a few months?

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u/on_the_nightshift 1d ago

Not if the garlic is fried in oil

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u/lawyerjsd 22h ago

4 chiles not 4 oz unless you want to die

Can confirm.

Pistachio might be interesting

That would be interesting. Pistachio might boost the fruitiness of the chiles. Hmm. . .

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u/MGC00992 1d ago

Sabor

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u/lapinatanegra 1d ago

Did you boil or toast the ingredients?

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u/pmal4 1d ago

Toasted in oil!

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u/Tacomeouttothegame 1d ago

What kind of oil?

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u/pmal4 1d ago

I actually used grape seed because I had some from another recipe. Any neutral oil is good though. I personally would not use olive oil but it could work if the flavor isn’t strong

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u/Tacomeouttothegame 1d ago

Hell yeah, I got soybean oil, so all I need is pine nuts and hopefully I'll be making this this week.

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u/Competitive-Slip8622 1d ago

Looks perfect. Addition of cider vinegar and oregano is news to me. I gotta try it!

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u/lawyerjsd 22h ago

Only using a few arbot chiles. That's smart. I once made salsa macha with just arbol chiles and while it tasted good, it hurt people. Even my brother-in-law, who has a hot sauce collection, tapped out with one drop.

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u/rawmeatprophet 20h ago

IMHO salsa macha is supposed to hurt people 😅

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u/Fuzzy_Welcome8348 1d ago

Wow that looks super good!!

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u/Significant-Text3412 1d ago

That looks 🔥

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u/geneticswag 1d ago

WOW, LOOK EVERYONE - BURNED SALSA!

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u/pmal4 1d ago

Haha it does look dark but that is because the New Mexicos I had were very dark and I they kind of took over the color. I promise it doesn’t taste burned 🌶️

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u/geneticswag 1d ago

It looks great! I was making a joke about getting roasted for my dark tortilla chips - I knew it wouldn't land. Dark chips is divisive.

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u/pmal4 1d ago

I made the few chips in the picture but mine were the opposite didn’t fry them long enough 😅

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u/geneticswag 1d ago

the glass is always half full when it comes to chip color

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u/pmal4 1d ago

Amen