This red taquería style salsa is absolutely delicious on steak or pork carnitas tacos. You need only a few ingredients to make it at home, and it lasts several days in the fridge. The roasted peppers give a robust flavor to the salsa and the addition of the granulated chicken bullion complements it well.
Course Salsas
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword authentic mexican salsa recipe, red salsa for tacos, Red Taqueria Style Salsa, salsa roja para tacos
4Guajillo Pepperscleaned, seeds removed, and deveined.
16arbol peppersstems removed.
2garlic cloves
2teaspoonsgranulated chicken bullion powder.
Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Fill a saucepan with 4 cups of water, and set aside.
Slightly roasted guajillo peppers and garlic cloves on a warm griddle (this step takes only seconds). You can flatten the peppers to have an even roasting by gently pressing them down with a wooden spatula. Remove promptly to avoid burning the peppers (burned peppers render a bitter taste). Place roasted peppers and peeled garlic cloves in the saucepan.
Now, roast the Arbol peppers. Arbol peppers will roast quite faster than guajillo peppers, that is why we’re roasting them separately. Once roasted, place them in the saucepan with the rest of the peppers.
Turn heat to medium-high and turn off once the water starts boiling. Cover the saucepan and wait for 20 minutes. This soaking time will help to soften the peppers.
Place peppers and garlic into your blender jar along with ½ cup of water. Discard any leftover soaking water. Process until you have a smooth sauce. Pour the sauce back in the saucepan, stir in the granulated chicken bouillon, taste to check if more salt is needed according to your own taste, and season with salt and pepper. Turn the heat to medium-high and cook for 5 minutes, just enough time to allow the chicken bouillon to dissolve and for the flavors to blend.
Notes
This is a spicy salsa, so to reduce the spiciness use fewer Arbol peppers.
If you prefer not to use the granulated chicken bullion, make sure to adjust the salt to taste.