Chili Morita Salsa Recipe

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Morita sauce

Our morita sauce is a mild to medium heat salsa made from murta peppers, which are ripe red jalapeños that have been dried and smoked, similar to chipotle chilies, but with less tobacco.

Try this salsa with shredded beef tacos, chicken toastscrambled eggs or as a dip chips. If you want a salsa with a lot more smoky flavor, try ours chipotle salsa.

How to Make Morita Chile Salsa

All the ingredients you need for your morita salsa are usually available in most supermarkets. You may already have everything in your pantry. You can also order chili peppers online if you can’t find them locally.

Composition:

• 4 Roma tomatoes
• ¼ medium onion
• 3 dried morita chilies
• 1 clove of garlic
• 2 or 3 sprigs of cilantro
• ½ teaspoon Mexican oregano
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper (optional)
• 2 cups of water to soak the chiles

Step 1 – Seed and cultivate the Morita pepper

Remove the seeds and veins from the morita pepper. Remove the seeds and veins. Doing this reduces the heat of the salsa for a mild to moderately hot salsa. Leave out the seeds and veins if you prefer a hotter salsa. The seeds and veins will also give your salsa more texture.

Tips for handling chili peppersPeppers contain capsaicin, which is transferred to your skin during processing. Capsaicin may cause a burning sensation on your skin or eyes. Some people are more sensitive than others. Wear kitchen gloves when handling chili peppers to prevent a burning sensation. Always wash your hands thoroughly after handling chilies to remove as much capsaicin as possible.

Step 2 – Soak the pepper in hot water

Bring 2 cups of water to a boil in a small pan, then turn off the heat. Place in hot water and soak for 10 minutes. Soaking them hydrates them and prepares them for mixing. Save the soaking water because you only need a few tablespoons to mix the salsa.

Step 3 – Fry tomatoes, onions and garlic in a pan

While the morita chiles are soaking, it’s time to roast the vegetables.

Cut the tomato and onion into quarters. Peel the garlic cloves. Heat a dry skillet over medium heat. Then add the tomatoes, onion and garlic to the pan. Cook the vegetables, turning occasionally, until browned. The more you brown the vegetables, the deeper the flavor of your salsa will be.

Step 4 – Salsa Mix

Add all ingredients and 3 tablespoons of soaking water to a blender jar.

Blend for 30 seconds to 1 minute or until you get a medium smooth salsa as shown in the pictures below. If your salsa isn’t mixing well, add 1 tablespoon of soaking water until it’s mixed smoothly.

Step 5 – Adjust the salt

After mixing, taste to check saltiness and add more salt until you get the desired taste.

Tip for making salsaWhen we adjust the salt level in salsa, we tend to make it a little on the salty side because when you add salsa to your food, the saltiness will equalize.

Step 6 – Serve your salsa

Looks good, doesn’t it?

Advantage!

What dish will you serve it with?