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Salsa Macha

Name: Salsa Macha
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: south-american
Ingredients: 1 cup neutral oil; 4 dried guajillo chilies, seeded and torn; 3 dried árbol chilies; 2 cloves garlic; 0.25 cup peanuts; 2 tbsp sesame seeds; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp sugar; 1 tbsp cider vinegar

Not a wet sauce, a smoky chili-and-nut oil you spoon over the top. Deep, crunchy, addictive, keeps for weeks in the fridge.

15 minServes 12

Ingredients

12servings

1 cupneutral oil
4dried guajillo chilies, seeded and torn
3dried árbol chilies
2 clovesgarlic
0.3 cuppeanuts
2 tbspsesame seeds
1 tspsalt
1 tspsugar
1 tbspcider vinegar

Method

1.Fry aromatics

Warm the oil over low heat, then add garlic and peanuts. Fry gently 2 minutes.

2.Add chilies

Add the chilies and sesame seeds and cook another minute until fragrant. Watch it, chilies burn fast.

3.Blend

Cool slightly, then pulse in a blender until coarse. Stir in salt, sugar, and vinegar.

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