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Macha Fire Sauce is a spicy, savory-sweet sauce that is the perfect topping or dip for wings, sandwiches, tacos, burgers-- the options are endless. The base of this sauce is Salsa Macha, which is a Mexican-style salsa with a bunch of dried chiles, fresh garlic, sesame seeds, and often nuts. If you love this, try our Hot Honey Ranch or Macha Fire Butter.
This sauce is VERY spicy, but you can make a mild version but reducing the arbol chiles in this recipe. Click here for more info.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED (scroll to full ingredient list)
Avocado oil or other high-heat, neutral oil
Greek yogurt
Arbol, Ancho, and Pasillo peppers
Garlic
Sesame seeds
Onion powder
Cumin powder
Honey
White wine vinegar
Kosher salt
DIRECTIONS
STEP 1: HEAT OIL
Heat oil to 350°F.
STEP 2: COOK
Remove the oil from heat and mix in the chiles, garlic, sesame seeds, and salt. Allow to completely cool.
STEP 3: BLEND
Once the oil has cooled, use a blender or hand blender to gently pulse the Macha with the water and white wine vinegar. Blend to your desired consistency (we leave ours fairly coarse).
STEP 4: MIX
Whisk in the Greek yogurt, onion powder, cumin, and honey until the sauce has been emulsified.
STORAGE: Refrigerate for up to 10 days in an air-tight container.
HEAT LEVEL: Please note this is HOT HOT HOT. If you want to make a milder version, replace some arbol chiles with an equal weight of guajillo, pasilla, or ancho chiles.
GREEK YOGURT SUBSTITUTE: Sour cream, mayo, or plain yogurt (unsweetened).
AVOCADO OIL SUBSTITUTE: Any neutral-flavored oil.
MIX WELL: Use a whisk to blend everything thoroughly. The oil needs to be emulsified.
INGREDIENTS
Makes about 2 cups
1 C avocado oil or other high-heat, neutral oil
40-50 Arbol chile (about 1 C), destemmed
1 Ancho chile, deseeded and roughly chopped
1 Pasilla chile, deseeded and roughly chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 TBSP sesame seeds
2 tsp salt
8 oz Greek yogurt
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1/4 C honey
2 TBSP white wine vinegar
1/2 C water
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