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Oaxacan · Sauce / condiment

Salsa Borracha Mezcal Salsa

Broiled tomatillos blended with toasted, rehydrated morita chiles, garlic, bay, cider vinegar and a splash of mezcal, a smoky cantina salsa for totopos, grilled meat or melted cheese that keeps a week.

  • YieldMakes about 1 1/2 cups (360 ml)
  • Hands-on20 min
  • Total52 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 455 gtomatillos, husked and rinsed
  • 6morita chiles, destemmed; 12 g chipotle chiles may stand in
  • 2 clovesgarlic, peeled
  • 2 tbspapple cider vinegar
  • 2 tbspmezcal, 100 percent agave
  • 2 leavesbay leaves
  • 270 mlwater, 240 ml boiling for steeping the chiles, 30 ml for blending
  • to tastesea salt

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Vegan

Contains

  • Pome fruits (any)
  • Apple
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Chili peppers
  • Tomatillo
  • Onion family (any)
  • Garlic
  • Bay leaf
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Smoke
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Blender

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 1
  • Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: low
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: low

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