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Salsa Morita

This is a salsa that hinges on chiles morita -- small, red chipotles -- and roasted tomatillos, onions and garlic. You can use canned chipotles in adobo for this. This recipe makes about 1 cup.

Prep Time
25 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 28 kcal
Course: Condiments
Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients

  • 10 medium-sized tomatillos, husked and sliced in half
  • 2 to 4 cloves garlic, unpeeled
  • 1 small white onion, peeled and quartered
  • 6 to 8 dried chiles morita (or from a can of chipotles in adobo)
  • salt

Instructions

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  1. Heat a comal or cast iron frying pan over high heat until the surface reaches about 400F or more, about 3 to 5 minutes. If you're using dried chiles morita, toast them on the hot surface for a few seconds on each side, less than 30 seconds total per chile. Put them in a bowl and pour boiling water over them so they soften. 
  2. While the chiles are softening, char the tomatillos, onion quarters and unpeeled garlic on the comal. You want lots of black spots here and there. A tip on the tomatillos is to have your iron surface really hot so it sears the wet, cut surface well. Then don't move your tomatillos until you see blackening on the rim of the cut surface. Remove with a thin spatula -- you only char the one side. You will want to turn the onions and garlic, however. When the garlic is blackened in a few places, peel it. 
  3. Make the salsa by either mashing everything up in a molcajete -- it helps to roughly chop everything first -- or pulsing it in a food processor a few times, or just chopping everything by hand. Add salt to taste. 

Notes

  • NOTE: This salsa will keep for a week or more in the fridge. Serve at room temperature, though. 

Nutrition Information

Calories 28kcal (1%) Carbohydrates 6g (2%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 1g (2%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Sodium 144mg (6%) Potassium 134mg (4%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 3g (6%) Vitamin A 611IU (12%) Vitamin C 6mg (7%) Calcium 7mg (1%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 28

% Daily Value*

Calories 28kcal 1%
Carbohydrates 6g 2%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 1g 2%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Sodium 144mg 6%
Potassium 134mg 3%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 3g 6%
Vitamin A 611IU 12%
Vitamin C 6mg 7%
Calcium 7mg 1%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.