Salsa Ranchera
About this Recipe
Salsas come in so many varieties. A cooked one, like this salsa ranchera (country sauce), can be used as a table sauce or a cooking medium, in dishes like chilaquiles. Served warm, this “ranch-style sauce” is made with tomatoes, various chilies, and spices, and possesses a thick, soupy quality. An authentic inclusion to the recipe is cinnamon. The sauce also makes an amazing marinade/cooking medium for pork shoulder or butt.
Salsa Ranchera
Directions
- Place onion into saute pan and cook until translucent.
- Add tomatoes, serranos, garlic, poblanos, and anchos.
- Bring to a boil, then lower to a simmer.
- Cook for 30-40 minutes.
- Puree after removing cinnamon stick.
- Place back in sauce pan and cook until sauce coats the back of spoon.
- Add kosher salt and cilantro.
Ingredients
- 1 oz. Brilliance® Premium Oils Canola Oil, Blend
- 2 chile(s), ancho, Toasted & soaked in water
- 3 chile(s), serrano, Charred
- 1-2 cinnamon, stick , Whole & tied with twine
- 4 garlic, clove(s), Roasted
- 1/2 cup Peak Fresh Produce® Cilantro, Chopped
- 2 Peak Fresh Produce® Onion(s), Yellow, Medium diced
- 1 pepper(s), poblano, Roasted & diced
- 3 lbs. Roma® Tomatoes, Canned, Boiled and skinned