I love salsa macha. I had some great salsa macha in Nayarit. I like it on mushroom tacos or vegetarian queso fundido. My sister put it on scallops. Thanks, Rick, for decades of your generous teaching.
I have some Mexican neighbors that travel back to Monterey a couple times a year and they always bring back a jar of salsa macha for me. I was certainly impressed by the heat, but as you mentioned, the smokey, garlic flavor was just amazing. I can't wait to make my own.
Thanks for your version of cooking this chili. But I think you overcook the garlic as the peanuts 🥜 but to enhance the flavor in this chili. You can cook somewhat the sesame seed a little as also add a crispy cook 🌽 corn tortilla. Also, you can use different kinds of nuts like almonds or cashews,punkin seeds. FYI. Thank you for letting me post a comment 😎
I agree and prefer the garlic a little less cooked so I recommend adding half of the fresh garlic cloves to fry / confit initially and the rest of the garlic cloves during the last 2 minutes. I also prefer sherry vinegar and at double the amount of balsamic used here. I don't use balsamic vinegar much in small sauces. Finally, using water in additional, smallest amounts helps to adjust texture and viscosity while it's blending. Adjust salt as necessary.
It looks really nice the sauce, the beautiful of this one is the flexibility that gives you, because you can make the sauce not only with peanuts but also with sesame or sunflower seeds, or if you want more garlic or also with chiltepin to make it even more spice :)
I’ve tried to make this 3x now. I’m just convinced now that I really just don’t like this salsa, and not that I’m screwing it up every time I’ve made it. I’m really excited about new and different salsas, but nope, Salsa Macha and the other creamy jalapeño salsa with oil, I’m sure of now I just don’t care for. Oil based just isn’t for me.
Have u tried to blend it smooth or changing the chiles? I make one that I blend smooth that has arbol, guajillo & ancho. I think using the cascabel AND arbol adds too much heat. I make my smooth and add it to make a soup a little spicy and add that smokey flavor this salsa gives. Just an idea in case you consider giving it another shot.
10 minutes ago I found a jar of salsa macha in the back of the cupboard I made a little over a year ago. Forgot all about it. Not sure it's still good though.
A coworker brought Salsa Macha to work today. I tried it for the first time and it was amazing. I just learned of it a couple weeks ago from ArnieTex here on RU-vid.
Yes. You can just leave it out completely, or try something else like almond. A lot of people add pepitas (dried pumpkin seeds), they are available at alot of Mexican markets. I've seen recipes that call for a mix of nuts even. If you search for other Salsa Macha recipes you will see how the recipe can vary. Cheers!
Are you associated with a Mexican restaurant or e njoy our Mexican recipes ? I just got through making salsa for my son and he likes it hot so that is what I do
Rick Bayless is chef that specializes in traditional Mexican cuisine, has his own Mexican restaurants in Chicago and has his salsas and cooking condiments on sale at US supermarkets
@rosaleacorle2854 - The Frontera chain is Bayless' baby. Also, the products you see in supermarkets labeled Frontera. He has also had several Mexican cooking shows on Public Television. I think that all or at least of those episodes have been uploaded here. He's written cookbooks, too, I think. (I like that he teaches making foods from scratch in these videos and doesn't push using the Frontera products. Decent.)
We've had good luck storing refrigerated for a couple of months. The National Center for Home Food Preservation at the University of Georgia suggests freezing for any long-term storage of an oil based sauce that contains garlic, so after a week, to be on the safe side, freeze in small portions. - Allison, Rick's Test Kitchen Director
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