Jesse Valenciana

Árbol Chile Salsa

Preparation info
  • Makes

    1½

    cups
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Birrias: 65 Recipes from Traditional to Modern
Birrias

By Jesse Valenciana

Published 2025

  • About

This is an easy adobo sauce with only a few ingredients, but it does contain a lot of chiles, so beware! You can use this as a topping or leave chunky for dipping tortilla chips.

Ingredients

  • 30 dried chiles de árbol
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) white vinegar

Method

  1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the chiles de árbol and boil until soft, about 5 minutes. Drain.
  2. Add the softened chiles, vinegar, peppercorns, garlic, onions, and salt to a blender. Blend on high until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Strain into a bowl.