- 1). Line your baking sheet with foil and broil the tomatoes, garlic, jalapeño pepper and chili. If you are using a dried chili, brush it with oil before putting it in the oven. Broil for eight minutes, then flip them over and broil for another eight minutes.
- 2). Let the ingredients cool. Peel the tomatoes, garlic, jalapeño pepper and chili. Seed the pepper and chili and cut into smaller chunks.
- 3). Add coarse salt, garlic, jalapeño and chili to the bottom of the molcajete. Pound with the pestle until the mixture is pastelike.
- 4). One at a time, add tomatoes, then onion and cilantro. You should grind them into a desired texture before adding the next ingredient.
- 5). Add lime juice to thin out the mixture. Add additional salt to taste.
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