Dried chiles, garlic, peanuts and sesame fried slowly in oil. From Veracruz originally, now a cult condiment: crunchy, nutty, smoky and shelf-stable.
Base
Seed / nut
Chiles
Chile morita, árbol
Heat (1–5 🌶)
3
Texture
Oily / crunchy
Scoville low (SHU)
5000
Scoville high (SHU)
30000
Keeps (days, fridge)
30
Best with
Eggs, barbacoa, literally a spoon
Ingredients
- 1 cup neutral oil
- 6 chiles morita
- 10 chiles de árbol
- 4 garlic cloves, sliced
- ¼ cup peanuts
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds
- Salt, a splash of vinegar