Extra-Hot Yucatán-Style Roasted-Habanero Salsa (Chile Tamulado)

An incredibly fiery salsa from the Yucatán, made with charred garlic and habanero chiles. Use it sparingly on tacos, eggs, and anywhere you want a bit of brain-melting heat.

Hot and Creamy Salsa Verde

Fresh, tangy, and spicy, this salsa verde was just what was called for to fulfill a longing after a week of excellent Mexican eats in Austin.

Charred Tomatillo and Yellow Pepper Salsa

Dried, toasted pasilla chilies are blended with tomatillos and yellow peppers, blistered under a broiler to create a smoky edge for the natural sweetness of the vegetables.

Sikil P'aak From 'Yucatán'

For a dip so flavorful, sikil p'aak sure is ugly. A moderately chunky purée of ground pumpkin seeds, tomato purée, chiles, herbs, and onion, this hearty appetizer is a full expression of Yucatecan harvest time. I'll encourage you to ignore the appearance.

Charred Salsa Verde

Smoky, spicy, sweet, bright, and complex, this is the one salsa to rule them all. It only has four real ingredients and you can make it in 20 minutes.

Salsa Negra (Sinaloan Salsa for Seafood)

Salsa negra’s punch of heat, complexity, and savory backbone pairs perfectly with seafood and more.

Yucatán-Style Pickled Red Onions in Sour-Orange Juice

These sweet, salty, and tangy pickled onions are the perfect accompaniment to braised, slow-roasted, or smoked meats. Use them in tacos, burritos, fajitas, or sandwiches.

Chamoy (Salty and Spicy Mexican Pickled Fruit Sauce)

This bold salty-sweet-sour-spicy Mexican sauce has roots in Asia, and is delicious on fresh raw fruit or paired with Tajín in an icy chamoyada or mangonada. Making it at home is easy: just simmer, blend, and then adjust to taste and for consistency.

Chile Morita Salsa

Morita chiles make a salsa that lights up your mouth and is excellent on smoked meat, scrambled eggs, as a chip-dipping sauce, and it really excels with beef.

The Homemade Pantry's Hot Sauce

This Hot Sauce adapted from The Homemade Pantry by Alana Chernila takes a blend of chiles (dealer's choice), chars 'em up, and blends them with two sour elements—white vinegar and lime juice—and a touch of sugar for a sauce with a nice balance of heat, pucker, and sweet. But of course, your sauce is ultimately contingent on the chiles you pick, so give 'em a little taste before you take the hot sauce plunge.