# Sikil P’ak

Sikil P'ak is a classic salsa from the Yucatán, made from roasted pumpkin seeds, tomatoes, and chile, with a nutty, earthy flavor and a touch of heat.

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

## Ingredients

- roasted pumpkin seeds
- pepitas
- tomatoes
- chile habanero
- garlic
- cilantro
- orange
- lime
- salt
- water

## Instructions

1. Toast the pumpkin seeds and pepitas on a comal.
2. Remove the toasted seeds and set aside.
3. Roast tomatoes, habanero, and garlic on the comal.
4. Chop fresh cilantro.
5. Juice an orange and limes.
6. Peel the roasted habanero and garlic.
7. Peel the roasted tomatoes.
8. Grind the roasted pumpkin seeds in a molcajete.
9. Remove the ground pumpkin seeds and set aside.
10. Grind the roasted pepitas in the molcajete.
11. Remove the ground pepitas and set aside.
12. Add roasted garlic, habanero, a pinch of salt, and a splash of water to the molcajete and grind into a paste.
13. Add the roasted tomatoes to the molcajete and grind them into the paste.
14. Add the ground pumpkin seeds and pepitas back to the molcajete.
15. Pour in orange juice and lime juice.
16. Add chopped cilantro.
17. Mix all ingredients together in the molcajete.
18. Add more salt to taste.

## Equipment

- Molcajete
- comal
- knife
- bowl

## Tips

- Make it your own, share it with people you love... that’s the best way to honor food like this.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMYFkJwsHlX/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/b4818b76-23b5-4b1f-97ef-81ec1ec649f8
- Extracted: 2025-10-24

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