Molcajete Salsa

This is a Molcajete. It is a utensil that the indians created to grind vegetables to prepare all different kind of salsas. It is made out of volcanic rock. It is like a bowl with three legs and a separate oval stone.

Today I made salsa, have I mentioned that we all Mexicans love to pour salsa over everything? Well yes, we do. Tabasco can’t beat a real homemade salsa. And even better, a blander can’t beat a molcajete, it gives the salsa such a nice different texture. That is why I still use it.

This is a really spicy (hot) salsa, but we love spiciness too! You may adapt the ingredients to your convenience.

MOLCAJETE SALSA

Ingredients

6 Jalapeño or Serrano Chile Peppers

2 Small tomatoes

2 Garlic cloves

1/2 Cup of water

 

Directions

• Brown Peppers, tomatoes and garlic on a skillet turning them frequently so they brown on all sides. I used a comal.

 

 

• Smash the vegetables in the molcajete. Do it on batches transferring the grind vegetables to a small pan. Start with the peppers, then garlic and finish with tomatoes. That way the tomatoes will pick up all the pepper and garlic left in the molcajete

 

 

• Rinse the molcajete with the water and add it to the pan with the salsa
• Cook the salsa just for 5 minutes so all the flavors blend well. Season with salt.

• Pour it to what ever comes to your mind! Careful! It will be very spicy, but delicious!