Basic Salsa with Any Kind of Dry Chiles
- 6 large dried red chiles (morita or mulatoor guajillo or any kind) if the chiles are small like jalapenos or serranos, use about 15 chiles
- 1/2 medium onions
- 1/4 cups vinegar
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- The type of chiles that you use determine the final flavor, you can experiment with different kinds or mixing the different kinds of chiles.
- But this is the basic recipe for prepare salsas with dry chiles.
- Wash the chiles in water and discard the seeds and threads of chiles.
- Let stand in water at least 2 or 3 hours or all the night, if you do not have time soak the chiles in warm water at least 30 minutes.
- Then grind the chilies in a food processor and mix with the other ingredients and in a sauce pan put a little amount of vegetable oil and heat over medium.
- Once the mixture has begun bubbling slightly reduce the heat to simmer and cook 30 minutes more.
- The flavor of the vinegar will disappear.
- Add water if needed.
- When it is cooked you can use for "Chilaquiles", "Enchiladas" and eggs.
red chiles, onions, vinegar, garlic, vegetable oil
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/basic-salsa-any-kind-of-dry-chi-50734 (may not work)