Salsa Daddy: A Cookbook: Dip Your Way into Mexican Cooking


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The James Beard Award–winning author of the New York Times bestseller Mi Cocina is back with a guide to the brightest dish in any Mexican meal, snack-filled afternoon, or sun-drenched beach day: salsa. From refreshing classics to rich sauces, this collection of over seventy salsas and twenty-four easy meals is a fun-loving introduction to the joy of Mexican cooking.

A WASHINGTON POST BEST COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR

Chips, salsa, happiness. We know that essential truth. But after over 500 years of salsa history, there’s so much more to discover about this staple dish, one that cooks today can customize and riff on freely. Salsa can be an irresistible dip, yes, or a flavorful condiment, or it can be the basis for iconic Mexican meals—not to mention a savior for grilled cheese, burgers, rotisserie chicken, or platters of roasted vegetables.

Rick takes us deep into the world of traditional and modern salsas, where a playful pico de gallo with tomatoes, avocados, and chipotles is chopped up in a few minutes or where you might blend roasted peanuts with caramelized onions and toasted chiles for a nutty-savory spicy sauce. You’ll find smashed salsas, like La Tatemada Cremosa (charred tomato, chipotle in adobo, and crema), chopped salsas, such as Xnipec (tomato, habanero, and sour orange), as well as cooked salsas, like Pipián Verde (pepitas, peanuts, and tomatillo) and specials like Salsa Macha (peanuts, guiajillo, and chile de árbol) and Aioli Rojo (morita, guajillo, garlic, and lime). Turn these incredibly delicious salsas into easy meals like Chilaquiles, Enchiladas Gratinadas, Puffy Tacos, or Pozole Verde con Pollo.

With over seventy salsa recipes and twenty-four easy meals that offer endless variation, Salsa Daddy shows you how salsa can catapult joy into your cooking and become the heart of every table. Like Rick, you’ll learn that salsa isn’t a condiment—it’s a lifestyle.

From the Publisher

Dive deep into the world of traditional and modern salsasDive deep into the world of traditional and modern salsas

MOLCAJETE-MADE SALSA SHOWN WITH AVOCADO SLICESMOLCAJETE-MADE SALSA SHOWN WITH AVOCADO SLICES

LA MOLCAJETEADA

MOLCAJETE-MADE SALSA

 YUCATECAN SALSA OVER CHICKEN ON TORTILLAS YUCATECAN SALSA OVER CHICKEN ON TORTILLAS

XNIPEC

YUCATECAN SALSA

 THE CUCUMBER SALSA IN PURPLE BOWL THE CUCUMBER SALSA IN PURPLE BOWL

EL PEPINO

THE CUCUMBER

Plus twenty-four easy meals to eat with themPlus twenty-four easy meals to eat with them

TOSTADAS DE TINGA DE POLLO ON BLUE SERVING PLATTERTOSTADAS DE TINGA DE POLLO ON BLUE SERVING PLATTER

TOSTADAS DE TINGA DE POLLO

POZOLE VERDE CON POLLO BESIDE CABBAGE AND SALSA BOWLSPOZOLE VERDE CON POLLO BESIDE CABBAGE AND SALSA BOWLS

POZOLE VERDE CON POLLO

SONORAN-STYLE HOT DOGS ON ORANGE SERVING PLATTERSONORAN-STYLE HOT DOGS ON ORANGE SERVING PLATTER

SONORAN-STYLE HOT DOGS

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Clarkson Potter
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 29, 2025
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593798937
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593798935
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.4 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.28 x 1.03 x 10.31 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #15,229 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #4 in Sauces & Toppings Cooking #8 in Mexican Cooking, Food & Wine
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