TWO SALSAS You Always Need: Easy Mexican Salsa Roja & Salsa Verde Recipe

Tacos? SALSA! Fajitas? SALSA?
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Breakfast? SALSA! You always need salsa no matter what dish or meal you are making so be sure to always have these two ready to go fresh or from the fridge!
There are so many ways to make red and green salsas and I’m gonna share with you my two favorite recipes.
My SALSA VERDE is HOT. Jalapeños, serranos and garlic is all you need and I love this simple green salsa because it can also be a base to kick up the heat in almost any other salsa you make.
My SALSA ROJA is just savory and dang delicious. Chile piquin, chiltepin, garlic and Roma tomatoes is all you need to make this red salsa. This combination uses the "official" pepper of the State of Texas, combines it with the tomatoes and gives it a great flavor to balance out the heat and also make it good for different dishes.

[@shesothorny9892]

Lol when you’re choking on the fumes 😂 reminds me of my mom not warning anyone with her salsa making and we all wake up choking 😂

[@beerman9807]

Lmao 😂 haha I have to run out the house

[@coriettapadilla9977]

😂😂😂I miss that choking and smell. My mom was the same way lol they never warned us. But I was always happy because we were getting some bomb food 😋 😂.

[@1320crusier]

Its always fun to mace yourself out of the kitchen cooking peppers xD

[@Sniperboy5551]

Is she so thorny?

[@ThatOpalGuy]

gotta love jalapeno steam.

[@loufrost824]

Sitting in Australia with my Chilli bubbling away. You've improved my cooking so much with these vids mate👍

[@alexlopez2995]

If you want the salsa verde to be a little bit more mild, cut back on the peppers and add a few tomatillos. Still absolutely delicious and plenty of heat

[@josephsmith961]

I like it with tomatillos and a couple of poblanos. I like to roast the peppers, onion and garlic until they get some char.

[@alexlopez2995]

@@josephsmith961 Ive never added poblanos to my salsa verda. Thats a great idea!

[@josephsmith961]

@@alexlopez2995 I add 4-5 corn tortillas soaked in water and blended smooth too. That's the flavor I could never figure out on my friends mom's salsa verde. When she tasted it she laughed and said I discovered her secret. Give that a try too, I think you'll like it.

[@Anthoniexg]

I gotta say I’ve been using these salsa recipes for like two weeks now and I gotta say it’s been amazing every time. Thank you for helping me make salsa for my family.

[@DaveScottADV]

I like that you're honest with your taste tests. Most guys try it on the first shot and act like it's perfect. You taste it and say "it needs more salt" or "it's not hot enough".

[@yep5689]

Thank you buddy for doing this video my mama had the best salsas ever but when she passed unexpectedly she took the recipe to the grave with her 😢but I have a lot of cooking knowledge from her and she was the best cook I know

[@yep5689]

Don’t tell my wife I wrote that lmbo 😂

[@ArnieTex]

Sorry for your loss amigo.

[@paulsalge823]

I'm glad you made these. Reminds me of my childhood in south Texas! By the way, my wife said to me after the video " wow, I didn't know there were other people in the world who ate salsa on everything!" Yes, yes I do! Lol. Thanks again. Keep up the great videos.

[@Aeis_Kalt]

same. If they don't have salsa, I automatically ask for jalapenos, or if it's an Asian restaurant, I ask for extra curry.

[@Real28]

I love finding new recipes for salsa to learn from. I got famous with friends and family with my salsa and I actually put 1 or 2 Carolina reapers because it has an outstanding flavor. Granted, it can get extremely spicy but people I know who hate that much heat will suffer because the salsa tastes so good. But I've been searching for interesting ways to do a Verde and I think I found a good base! This looks awesome.

[@jivediy2711]

Thanks Arnie, awesome videos, your mom reminds me of how my grandma cooks and makes the same dishes, i wonder if there from the same region of Durango MX, small town named la Palestinea….. anyway i like my salsa verde to be tangy or sour, it hard to explain but its like biting into a a green lemon with a hint of spicy, i can never get that restaurant flavor I’m looking for any tips?!?!? Have a great day.

[@marias6113]

I made the green, but I removed the seeds being as I can’t have nuts or seeds. It was still pretty spicy but delicious. Thanks.

[@danh1206]

Alright Arnie, I'm gonna make these, can you guarantee when I take a bite of my chip with salsa, it'll make me dance like you do? Problem here in my area central Illinois, it's difficult to buy good peppers even the Serrano peppers aren't very hot 😕... but your recipe looks simple which I find too be some of the best salsas

[@doncheto2529]

Fresh Habanero or dry Chile de árbol 🌶️ in packets are good if you want more heat . If I go with the árbol I'll heat em slow on a half pan to release it's aroma then I'll blend like Arnie's doing but instead use Knorr chicken bouillon.

[@danh1206]

I've made a habanero tomatillo salsa on my ol Weber it was pretty tasty, but I'd like to see how you or your mom makes this Arnie... really appreciate your sharing your recipes...TexMex.. BAM

[@millville444]

my dad makes a similar version of your salsa roja with the pequin i make my salsa verde with tomatillos (about 5) serranos (about 8-12) and garlic (1 clove per tomatillo) i broil everything for about 15 minutes, let it cool, blend, add 2-3 tablespoons of water and salt to taste boom it's done! this is my favorite (roasted) salsa verde recipe :)

[@sanskritmantra1113]

when i was a boy about 14 i loved pickled habaneros i mean LOVED them and still do anyway i had a jar i just opened and took maybe 1 out and next nite i came from work and the jar waws EMPTY oh i was so angry next morning when i was going downstairs we had a bathroom right at the top pf the stairs and i heard some whimpering coming from the bathroom and i went and my brother was sitting on the throne crying hhaaha o said you are the so and so who ate all ,y peppers.. i told hoim i hope you butt catches on fire..

[@judichristopher4604]

Arnie... Could I do Hatch Green Chile and Jalapeno Salsa.... I"m tooo WHITE to eat that ... that hot... BAHAHAHAHA

[@BrandonMobley614]

There's a taco truck local to my area that has Taco Thursday every week, so my family and I eat there almost every week. Recently I asked them for some extra spicy salsa. I'm pretty sure what they gave me was pretty close to the verde you made. I like some kick, but that stuff lit me up 🤣🤣

[@drumbumrockyable]

Hell yea. I usually throw everything on the grill to get that fire roasted texture and hand blend it with the molcajete but this is just easy, simple and looks amazing. Thank you Arnie!

[@millville444]

the molcajete gives such an amazing texture and flavor, just takes a lot of time and effort

[@midwestfishermen2518]

I know that is the best i will have to try to make this,,and may GOD keep blessing you and your family Amen,,,,😎💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@dread1901]

0:04 that Texan part of you coming out lol

[@calij586]

My fav mexican market makes a roasted salsa verde that is phenomenal. However a 16 oz size is $5. I tried hacking the recipe and it wasnt even close. The cashier told me the secret was a lot of garlic. After watching your video, I think I figured out they dont use tomatillos at all! I believe they roast poblanos and then blend the jalapenos, garlic and serrano. Thanks Ernie!! I believe you helped me hack their recipe. Yours looks delicious too!!

[@tinasnyder5951]

You are gonna end up inventing your own secret salsa. ❤ sounds good to me!

[@judichristopher4604]

What? "3:31 "Half of a third of a cup..." ... is that 1/6th of a cup >> BAHAHAHAHAH

[@robertlaughlin3703]

I think I'd prefer to combine both recipes!

[@matthewrodriguez3128]

FYI: if you don’t touch the salsa with food and place it back in the bowl it will last longer. Don’t ever touch the food with the spoon and put it back. It will spoil it faster ..

[@reneerodriguez1290]

I always use a plastic spoon. Learned from Rachel if "Rachel Cooks With Love"

[@jnoahrod]

Salsa spoils?? Not in my house. 😎🌶🫑🔥

[@OscarGonzalez-fc6ru]

Who has leftover salsa? lol

[@ArnieTex]

@@jnoahrod yea if it lasts more than a couple days well ????lol. actually it's a very good point though.

[@jnoahrod]

Gotta keep it fresh!

[@jerrycontreras5550]

Huevos rancheros with that salsa now that’s my kinda breakfast 😋

[@coriettapadilla9977]

My mom makes the salsa with the chili paquin. It is still one of my favorites 😍 ❤️.

[@sookie4195]

I fell in love with Hatch green chilies in New Mexico while working on the Navajo Reservation.

[@reneerodriguez1290]

Gonna be in the valley next month. Is the OG seasoning available to purchase at any of the stores there?

[@ArnieTex]

yessir all over the RGV

[@davidflores916]

just found your channel. Pretty fun! Thanks!

[@sumdumguy858]

I did the same until I started smoking the tomatoes ( I take the skin off the tomatoes after smoking ), onion, garlic and Aji lemon peppers right on the grill grates. Nombre Chut Up, believe me when I say smoking the vegetables really takes the salsa to another delicious level.

[@beerman9807]

Yes it sure does , mocachete is the best with smoke or jus grill peppers

[@layz_her2673]

Thank you for this video!

[@scottmiller1956]

I grew 2 varieties of "no heat" habaneros this year, one called Habanada and the other one called Roulette...they are amazing in that they have all the tropical fruity flavor but no heat...however I love a bit of heat, so I add a regular habanero when I cook with them.

[@brettsoanes2505]

So glad I found this video! Years ago I'd go to my girls home and her mom and aunt would cook the most delicious Menudo and they would have these tiny peppers that I just loved. They were hot and I never knew what they were now I'm confident they were Chile Pequin. Thank you

[@ChefsBackyard]

So good!

[@ericthegeneric1611]

One chef told me that when you boil the jalapenos it loses its spice

[@chrisfisher3900]

Looks like you had pequin and chiltepins in that last one. We go through about a gallon of home made salsa a week so i know what you mean when you say you love it. Try growing ghost peppers to add a couple and kick it up

[@The1davidb]

Dang man! Reminds me of what my grand father used to say, "well you'll never be wormy." lol

[@starlight2371]

What do you drink to cool ypur mouth from the peppers heat?

[@CoolJay77]

They look deliicious. You make some great salsas Arnie.

[@carjay7]

he does

[@ChillinHD]

How do I use the rest of the chipotle peppers? Idk what to do with them

[@iirgziitamps6099]

alot of restaurants in Mexico they make the same salsa verde you made but they add crema to it, gives it a whole new flavor

[@lezadelacruz8999]

Hello sir, I made your salsa today, and OMG😮😮😮😮😮. Soooooo good! I did add a bit of cilantro, I love cilantro. Thank you.. You have forever changed my way of making salsas 😊. Have a great weekend. 👍♥️

[@nateross14]

Have you ever made a green salsa with Prickly pear (nopales) added in with the Jalapeños green salsa?

[@ArnieTex]

Not yet.

[@ardean111]

Why boil the peppers again? And do you recommend any other ingredients such as onion or tomato for the green salsa?

[@conditionone2320]

Made the green salsa just now. It is seriously hot! It has a nice "pure chile" taste to it, and I can't wait to eat it on some food later tonight. It's borderline too hot to be a "chips and salsa" kind of salsa (for me). Con cuidado, people.

[@patrickdunavan9113]

7PM...Going put 2 lbs of cachetes w/ seasonings in my old slow cooker to cook on low overnight for some barbacoa tacos in the morning. After I get it started, I'll be making your salsa verde to go with my tacos! Man, can't wait! ¡ Gracias, Podnah !

[@kellywalker8407]

Long story but I started to use just a little bit of xanthan gum in my salsas that are gonna be in the fridge for awhile. They don't separate and get so runny. I'll make a big batch and freeze it and that really gets ruuny. Xanthan gum helps. Nice recipes by the way!

[@USMC0331]

Holy crap just straight peppers lmao

[@terrysegovia5972]

Love tasting all your salsas❤❤❤

[@rubenmendez1680]

You already know what you are missing with that salsas , Fajita taco bro 🤘🥩

[@pinkfluffydino8217]

Delicious! Made this and quite a few of your other recipes for a Mexican feast today and it all came out amazing! I made refried beans, barbacoa especial, roja salsa, verde salsa, your momma’s Spanish rice, and guacamole! Your recipes aren’t much different than my own but I’m always down to try something new and I’d never made barbacoa before which is how I found you in the first place. Everything was amazing! 🧡

[@La19930]

Si la salsa no pica, entonces pa que hacer salsa? Vete a comer dulces… LoL… Great recipes my friend… Maybe next time you can make a spicy habanero/ghost pepper/grim reaper salsa! 😳🔥🥵🔥😵‍💫

[@tiffanyguynn8852]

I'm really confused, I thought the green salsa was tomatillos.

[@ArnieTex]

There are different types of salsas, with different ingredients.

[@TheFeelOfCotton]

I'm gonna make the verde recipe tonight with my tacos!

[@Ianuarius]

Hmm so you don't use canned tomatoes? I've tested both and I do think that canned gives a lot more flavor compared to fresh that just comes off as really acidic and not much tomato taste.

[@calvindavis7591]

I use canned tomatoes because they taste better and most important, I can be enjoying salsa pronto.

[@GAUDIOPHILE]

I made this salsa verde tonight and it was straight 🔥🔥🔥delicious fresh taste with nice heat. Since I didn’t need a lot just 2 large jalapeños and 2 Serranos and 3 cloves of garlic with some SPG did the trick. Wonderful stuff thanks for this recipe! Subscribed!

[@BH-pn8ci]

Can you do a chile con queso recipe?

[@chinggiskhan5602]

I love piquin peppers, they have such a fruity flavor. One of the best tasting peppers, but you're getting punched in the mouth. They pack some mean heat. Extremely hard to get them in Maine. Do you know anybody that will ship peppers like this?

[@FrankTichnor-un4td]

I'm still alive and that's why;

[@dougi1967]

I am always looking for great salsa

[@brianveestrom6784]

Arnie, salsa is the way. Cheers!

[@Stewco62]

Arnie, I have to try these, solely because I have tried several salsa recipes and yours is the one that hit it out if the park and tasted like the salsa I get at my favorite restaurant!

[@chesterpuffington8368]

Best Mexican food ever. Everything I have made from this channel is outstanding.

[@Justcuz99]

Scientifically speaking, how do Mexicans eat all this hot stuff? I'm older now and hot stuff tears my stomach up! But I love it. When I was young it didn't bother me. Wish I could still eat the same stuff as when I was younger.

[@anisediffee6666]

I preference the red. But it is all up to who is in the kitchen. If the chef is pissed 😡 it is gonna hurt! An than who can judge the pepper on a plant?? She may be maybe not!

[@chichoconde290]

The green 1 in the molcajete 😋🔥

[@NormaGarcia-ud3qx]

Yummy Recipes, I like the thickness of green salsa 😋 maybe after it's made, I'll throw in ur dance:) Gracias

[@joaquinvaltierra5128]

Yum yum yum. Great & simple. O, in case anybody needs to know how to cut the spiciness when the chili is too spicy.. Sal. Pour a little hill of salt onto your palm then, do it into your mouth. Mix it around & round until it cools out down then, get rid of it.. Tu sabes.

[@petersims7177]

Mate, you should bake the jalapeños and garlic not boil. Cheers ❤

[@1badduc996]

I'll pass on the first one, it will melt my face off lol. The second looks really good, maybe I'll add 1 jalapeno. Keep up the good work man! Learning a lot from you. Thanks!

[@atticusfinch6052]

Hi Thank you for the great recipies. But why do you cook your peppers first? Some say boil, some say roast. Why cook them at all. To me, cooking in general seems to weaken their punch. Please advise.

[@kennis265]

I watched the premiere, and i cant wait to make that verde salsa!! A lot of restaurants around me make their verde milder, im not sure why! I love serranos, so im definitely making it your way!

[@mannyd9335]

They don't want to kill someone.

[@flightofapaullo72]

Is there a big difference when tasting it with a salted chip? Another thing. I know some people peel the skin off the jalapeños, do you find a difference? Diggin your videos brother.

[@Sniffles75]

I appreciate other people's way of cooking. But I tune to yours to know how YOU make it..:) Love your cooking

[@sellarsr123]

Make some mild to medium salsas please I love spicy but so hot love your channel bc I don’t know how to cook your style of food and me and my family love it and love to cook so where excited to try your recipes on a lot of your food

[@zeballgood571]

Can’t beat a good salsa. Great job my friend.

[@waynehoffman456]

Looks like some good stuff. If you want to add a punch to the roja salsa, add un chili de habanero. If that doesn’t perk it up… well, you breathe fire…

[@tomrogers4667]

Love the video, my inlaws made the best salsa verde, made my buttwhole pucker when i was using the bathroom the next day. Those jabeneros man!

[@KevinMcClanahan]

It's HOT, I can tell! :D Arnie - I'm glad I stumbled accross your channel.

[@lisahaney3593]

I'm new to your channel and i.I'm loving it I'm trying both salsas and i have to make that pico football season coming Packers yea i see your a ciwboy fan thanks a lot for sharing your videos

[@ChristineLV]

Looks great, but I'm wondering why you don't use the water you cooked the peppers in? Editing to see you did use the water in the tomato salsa.

[@Christian-ql4vw]

Recipe? Would help to have more than just “a bunch of..” please, thanks!

[@debbierhode6291]

Just found your channel and you are now one of my favorites!! Wow excellent videos, Sir!

[@corbinmorris1793]

It's a misconception that the seeds carry heat. It's the capsaicin oil from the placenta and endocarp of the pepper.

[@JBSwanstrom]

Love me some salsa verde! Making that this weekend. 64 years old and spicy keeps me young. Greetings from Minnesota my friend.

[@minaaris]

I can't believe you can eat this, all that spice would upset my stomach like hell froze over, only without the freezing and all of the hellishness

[@JDDOWDY]

This video is making me swet. I love all of the salsas. Thank you for sharing your video. God bless from west Texas.

[@mikesmith8313]

i live in the UK, I can only find dried Texas chilli pequin,loo😄k nothing like the ones you have.

[@alanstrong55]

Reddy and greeny. I might burn my mouth if I am not cautious. I can add that to the chili con Carne that I fix. Glad to bring you a portion.

[@stokedonearth5097]

The reason people say put chicken bullion in instead of salt is because of the msg in the knoll chicken soup bullion but they don't know that. It does make it taste better haha but I use straight msg and salt instead.

[@stevefoods]

Made my first tacos and made these 2 salsas for it 😋👌 I had to tone it down slightly because it was soo hot, but absolutely delicious.

[@7401fm112]

If you like a little onion in your salsa, pour the hot salsa over some fine diced onions. The heat will cook the onions enough to soften them but not make them disappear. Cheers

[@paulbegansky5650]

I just made red salsa as my son comes home tomorrow. Mine is smoked with habeneros and jalepeno. Hot is relative, what are you used to. Want to trade a quart?

[@1milgaming669]

What do you think of salsa made with salsa made with peppers, onions and tomatoes that have been grilled?

[@mikematula9694]

How many Jalapeno's and Serrano's are you using. This looks awesome!

[@williamdeitman9326]

Thanks for the videos always good! Love them salsa's!!!!!!

[@lucindawilliams6838]

Can you recommend a salsa to freeze or can? I love the info on the varieties of salsa. Thank you!

[@papajeff5486]

What is the difference in salsa and picanté ? Thanks for sharing these yummy recipes.

[@strawberrybounce2]

Can't wait to try the red one!! Ty!

[@maddienreeree]

One of my new favorite channels!!!

[@daskraut]

these salsas look and sound so goddamn delicious, i'm beyond sure you could successfully diss eminem with them!

[@AngelaOrtiz-j4t]

Can't wait to make this for my husband- he is going to love it! All those jalapenos and serranos!