# Sikil P'ak

Sikil P'ak is one of the oldest salsas in Mexico pre-Hispanic, Yucatecan, and still slept on by most people outside the region.

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

## Ingredients

- pumpkin seeds
- habanero pepper
- 3 tomatoes
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 orange
- 2 limes
- cilantro
- water
- salt

## Instructions

1. Toast pepitas and pumpkin seeds on a pan, then remove.
2. Place tomatoes, habanero and garlic in the pan to char them.
3. Chop cilantro and set aside.
4. Cut the orange and limes and extract their juice.
5. Peel the roasted garlic and remove the skin from the roasted tomatoes.
6. Grind pepitas in a molcajete.
7. Add pumpkin seeds to the molcajete and grind them as well.
8. Add garlic, habanero, water and salt to the molcajete and grind them all together.
9. Add tomatoes to the molcajete and continue grinding.
10. Add the ground seeds back to the molcajete and mix well.
11. Pour in orange and lime juice and stir.
12. Add cilantro to the molcajete and mix well.
13. Add a pinch of salt and give it a final mix.

## Equipment

- molcajete
- pan
- knife
- citrus juicer

## Tips

- You can do this in a blender if you want, it's just not going to be the same.
- It’s got a gentle heat that can go up or down depending on how you like it, always your call. Make it your own.
- Serve it with duras, crudité, grilled meats, tacos, whatever’s around. It adds richness and depth without trying too hard.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1AkChd8mZW/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/8786ab86-8430-4dd1-80f7-a15df685c777
- Extracted: 2025-07-25

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