# Salsa Macha

Salsa Macha is an easy-to-make sauce with only four ingredients, offering bold heat that enhances the flavors of any dish.

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

## Ingredients

- 1 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 6 garlic cloves
- 1 corn tortilla
- 1 chile ancho
- 60 chiles de árbol
- to taste salt

## Instructions

1. In a pan set to low medium heat, add 1 cup of extra virgin olive oil.
2. Once the oil is hot, start frying six garlic cloves until they are golden.
3. Fry a tortilla until crispy golden.
4. Remove the tortilla and turn off the heat.
5. Fry one chile ancho and about 60 chiles de árbol for 10 to 15 seconds, being careful not to burn them.
6. Once the chiles have changed color, remove everything from the pan.
7. Add all the fried ingredients into the blender.
8. Once the oil has cooled off, add it into the blender as well.
9. Add salt to taste.
10. Blend until you achieve the desired consistency, avoiding over blending.

## Equipment

- pan
- blender

## Tips

- Make sure to fry the chiles de árbol for 10 to 15 seconds to avoid burning them, as this will make your salsa bitter.
- Do not over blend the salsa.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C88B8uxSy0c/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f24c2455-170a-4aba-a87b-b5fbaaab6152
- Extracted: 2026-02-02

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