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Fried Serrano Pepper Salsa

Published: Jul 15, 2016 · Updated: Aug 12, 2018 by Mely Martínez

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I don’t know why it took me so long to post this recipe on the blog.  This is the way my mom makes it at home. It’s a very popular salsa from the Gulf of Mexico region. Restaurants in large cities like Tampico, Poza Rica and the Port of Veracruz, will offer this type of salsa along with other salsas on their tables.

Salsa de Chile Serrano Frita

Fried Serrano pepper salsa | Mexican Recipes

I grew up adding this, easy salsa, to my mom’s sopes, and to other of the many dishes she prepared with corn masa.If you like hot salsas, you will love this one… well, if you are lucky to find good Serrano peppers, because I don’t know what is going on with the pepper growers in this country, but every year I have to hunt for good quality peppers, some of them taste like you are eating grass and not something spicy hot.

The Serrano pepper is found almost everywhere in México. It is also known as “Chile verde” and some people eat it raw in small bites. It is used to make salsa raw, cooked, roasted or fried, as in this case. In some regions of the country, like in Tamaulipas or the south of Veracruz, this delicious salsa is used in the everyday cooking instead of the jalapeño pepper that is more common in central Mexico.

It is usually very spicy, and measures about 6 cm long and 1cm wide. I hope you can find it in your area at the Latin grocery stores.

How to make Fried Serrano Pepper Salsa

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Fried Serrano pepper| Ingredients

DIRECTIONS:

Fried Serrano pepper salsa | step by step instructions
  • Place chopped peppers and ½ cup of water in your blender. Process for a few seconds until you get a semi-coarse texture. If you over blend it and comes out with a fine texture, it’s fine. No problem with that. (Please check the ingredients list below)
  • Heat oil in a frying pan. Once the oil is hot, add the chopped onion, fry for about one minute, just enough time for it to get transparent.
  • Now, pour the Serrano peppers mixture. Once it starts boiling, reduces heat and covers the frying pan. If the liquid reduces while cooking adds a few tablespoons of water. It will take about 8 minutes to cook. You will know the salsa is ready when the peppers have changed from a bright green color into a light pale green color, and the oil will float on the surface. Season with salt and enjoy.
Fried Serrano pepper | Authentic Mexican Recipes

We love to use this salsa with meats, fried eggs, tostadas, refried beans, and even just by itself over homemade crusty bread.

If you enjoy this recipe,  please leave us a comment about your experience cooking it.

Provecho

Mely,

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serrano pepper salsa

Fried Serrano Pepper Salsa

Mely Martínez
Fried Serrano Pepper Salsa, If you like hot salsas, you will love this one… well, if you are lucky to find good Serrano peppers, because I don’t know what is going on with the pepper growers in this country, but every year I have to hunt for good quality peppers.
5 from 6 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 15 minutes mins
Course Salsas
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 16
Calories 18 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Serrano peppers chopped (3 ounces)
  • ⅓ cup white onion chopped
  • 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
  • ½ cup of water
  • Salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Place chopped peppers and ½ cup of water in your blender. Process for a few seconds until you get a semi-coarse texture. If you over blend it and comes out with a fine texture, it’s fine. No problem with that.
  • Heat oil in a frying pan. Once the oil is hot, add the chopped onion, fry for about one minute, just enough time for it to get transparent.
  • Now, pour the Serrano peppers mixture. Once it starts boiling, reduces heat and covers the frying pan. If the liquid reduces while cooking adds a few tablespoons of water. It will take about 8 minutes to cook. You will know the salsa is ready when the peppers have changed from a bright green color into a light pale green color, and the oil will float on the surface. Season with salt and enjoy.

Notes

  • This recipe makes 1 cup of salsa
  • You can use the same process to make a salsa using other peppers like jalapeños or bird peppers.

Nutrition

Serving: 1tablespoonCalories: 18kcalFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 146mgPotassium: 24mgVitamin A: 60IUVitamin C: 3.2mgCalcium: 1mgIron: 0.1mg
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  1. Norah

    April 02, 2020 at 9:18 pm

    Thanks will have to try making salsa this way

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  2. Anonymous

    September 20, 2016 at 10:13 pm

    5 stars
    It packs a punch, but I love it!!

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  3. Anonymous

    September 05, 2016 at 5:45 pm

    5 stars
    Thank you so much for sharing, making it as I type!

    Reply
  4. Anonymous

    August 09, 2016 at 5:11 pm

    5 stars
    Que rico, hoy la hago!!!

    Reply
  5. Rose Prince

    July 17, 2016 at 8:02 pm

    5 stars
    This sounds like a simple but great recipe. I'm going to try making it as soon as I fun to the store for the ingredients! Thank you!

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