Salsa roja
Salsa roja is a type of spicy red sauce in Mexican cuisine. It is made of jitomate, ground with onion, garlic, chile, salt and pepper to taste.
This red sauce comes in subtypes: salsa cocida, in which the ingredients are cooked and then ground; salsa asada, in which the elements are roasted on a comal and then ground; salsa cruda, in which ingredients are ground raw, ready to eat; and a combination in which some elements are roasted and other cooked. A molcajete or a blender can be used for the grinding process. After the sauce is prepared, it can be cooked again in a pan with little oil.
It is used to prepare traditional Mexican foods, in a mild spicy level for enchiladas and huevos rancheros, or spicier for antojitos such as tacos and quesadillas.
