Originally posted July 09, 2019

Salsa Taquera

Salsa prepared with tomatoes, garlic, and dried árbol chiles

Ingredients

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

Directions

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.