Salsa and gluten free sauce recipes from Mexican cooking. Favorites such as Pico de Gallo, Pineapple Salsa, Poblano Sauce, and other interesting pepper sauces.
On a recent trip to Oaxaca City we discovered this Molé Almondrado. We hadn’t encountered this particular molé before so it was a pleasure learning to make it. The almond and chocolate combination in this molé is heavenly! We have used it to make Lacquered Chicken among other things. This recipe is naturally gluten free….
Red Rocoto Salsa is a great way to use some of the delicious deep heat of this fiery South American pepper. One Rocoto plant can be quite prolific and the round, apple like peppers pack a lot of heat, coming in as high as 100,000 on the scoville scale. This recipe brings the fire but…
As one of our favorite condiments, we always have a bottle of chile oil on the counter. This is a great way to add some spice to just about anything from salads to steaks. In its simplest form it can be made with just oil and pepper flakes but we like to add some other…
Poblano Sauce is a beautiful cream sauce that highlights the flavor of fresh Poblano Chiles. We love to make this sauce when the chiles are fresh at the Farmers Market. It freezes well so we make a big batch to freeze in Souper Cubes. We’re using a picture here of stuffed poblanos cooked in this…
If you have ever grown rocoto chiles you know one plant can produce a LOT of really hot peppers. Here is a great way to use some of that heat and store it in bottles. Hot Sauce makes a great gift for your friends and this stuff will last for up to a year in…
Pineapple Salsa is a great side to serve with robust meals as the sweet acid can cut through and enhance some fairly strong flavors. This is great with Molés, Seafood, Stuffed Peppers, BBQ Pork and so many other dishes as well as in a taco bar or as a chip dip. We have made this…
Switch up your dipping with this spicy, smoky, naturally Gluten Free Morita Salsa. Moritas are dried Chipotle Chiles and they do pack a bit of heat. You can regulate that to some extent by using more or fewer Moritas but this sauce is going to be spicy. Sometimes we need that extra spice in life!…
Dried chiles make up the base of this classic, authentic enchilada sauce with tomatoes, cumin and chocolate rounding it out. One can certainly use any number of sauces for enchiladas, and we do, but we wanted to dig into the classic sauce that would seem familiar to most people. Once you have the sauce we…
We are always looking around for new sauces and things to make with chile peppers. This Smoky Four Pepper Salsa Recipe is nice for something different to use as a dip or a salsa. Cooking all the ingredients on the grill before combining them gives this salsa its smoky flavor. The Peppers The peppers for…
The 2 Cooks have been adding Chipotle to things this year – both the dried and the canned varieties. Here’s an easy Chipotle Ranch Dressing and Dip we whipped up for a taco salad. The leftovers made a great chip dip. Chipotle The chipotle for this recipe came in a can. We use a little…
