Salsa Macha
This Mexican Salsa Macha recipe is the perfect condiment. It's made with crispy bits of toasted chili, garlic, cashew nuts and "baru nut", our own special Brazilian addition, and oil. It combines perfectly with raw seafood, barbecued vegetables or any dish that needs a kick of spice and complexity! Basically you can spoon it over everything!
Remove the stems and seeds from <quantity>1 ¼<unit>cup</unit></quantity> of guajillo chilies, <quantity>½<unit>cup</unit></quantity> of pasilla chilies and <quantity>2<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of morita chilies
Peel <quantity>2</quantity> garlic cloves
Add <quantity>2<unit>cups</unit></quantity> of vegetable oil to a pan over medium heat. Fry garlic cloves until golden
Fry <quantity>¾<unit>cup</unit></quantity> of baru nuts until golden
Fry <quantity>1<unit>cup</unit></quantity> of cashew nuts until golden
Fry the guajillo, pasilla and morita chilies for a few seconds
Remove oil from heat and set aside to cool
Add fried garlic to blender
Add fried chilies
Add <quantity>100<unit>ml</unit></quantity> of the oil from frying
Blend ingredients until smooth and homogeneous
Transfer mixture to a bowl
Add baru nuts to the blender
Add cashew nuts
Blend nuts coarsely for a few seconds
Pour in <quantity>100<unit>ml</unit></quantity> of the oil from frying and blend again until reaching a paste-like consistency but still chunky
Add blended mixture to the bowl
Add a pinch of salt and mix. The Salsa Macha is ready
Enjoy with raw seafood, barbecued vegetables or any dish that needs a kick of spice and complexity!
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