Relajo (Salvadorean Red Chile Sauce)

Name: Relajo (Salvadorean Red Chile Sauce)
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: Mexican, Latin American, American
Ingredients: 3 roma tomatoes; 1/4 small white onion; 5 garlic cloves (peeled and left whole); 3 ancho chilies (stems removed); 9 guajillo chilies (stems removed); 2 tablespoons pumpkin seeds (the kind on the spice rack found in latin markets); 4 tablespoons sesame seeds (untoasted); 1/2 teaspoon whole cloves; 1/2 teaspoon whole cumin seed; 3 bay leaves (crushed); 1 1/2 teaspoons Mexican oregano (mexican oregano only)

Instructions

Prep:1hCook:20min

This sauce is used in a lot of Salvadorean recipes. It is the recipe for the red chile in Tamales Salvadorenas, it is the base recipe for Sopa De Pata, and is also the base recipe for the sauce that is poured over Panes Rellenos (a smothered torta served during the holidays). Prep time in this recipe is to get all of the ingredients ready to be cooked together into the final chile sauce.

Updated at: Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:05:13 GMT