Salsa De Arbol

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 -6 dried arbol chiles
• 1/2-1 cup water
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1/2 cup lightly packed cilantro leaf
• 1/4 cup minced onion
• 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar (optional)
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 cut stems off chiles and cut open lengthwise; remove and discard seeds.
• 2 in a small saucepan, bring chiles to a boil in water and then simmer for 10 minutes to soften. keep your eye on this because you may need to add more water if it becomes dry.
• 3 place chiles and water in blender container with 1/4 of the tomatoes and blend until smooth.
• 4 add remaining ingredients and pulse until tomatoes, cilantro and onion are finely chopped.
• 5 serve with chips or over any mexican dish.