# Salsa Roja

This salsa roja is a family recipe that is perfect on any meal and full of flavor.

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 lb tomatillo
- 5 garlic cloves
- 2 chiles California
- 5 chile de árbol
- 0.5 cup chicken broth
- water
- to your liking salt

## Instructions

1. Peel and rinse 1 lb of tomatillo.
2. Place the tomatillos on the comal to get charred on all sides.
3. Add five garlic cloves to the blender.
4. Remove the stem and seeds from two chiles California, rip them into pieces, and throw them in the blender.
5. Add about five chile de árbol to the blender.
6. Put the chile de árbol on the comal for only a few seconds until they get a little burned but not too burned.
7. Add them to the blender.
8. Add about half a cup of leftover chicken broth or regular water to the blender.
9. Add some salt to your liking.
10. Blend until smooth.
11. When the tomatillos are charred on all sides, add them to the blender.
12. Blend or pulse slowly to a chunky consistency.

## Equipment

- comal
- blender

## Tips

- Do not overdo roasting the chile de árbol or they will taste bitter.
- Do not blend for too long; you want a chunky consistency.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-9Y2dtxLtZ/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/50283cbc-539f-4820-a40b-0b81c080cd6b
- Extracted: 2026-01-25

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