Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Add dried hibiscus flowers, torn ancho chiles, and dried apricots to a small saucepan with 1/2 cup water. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook 8 to 10 minutes until softened and liquid is deep red.
- Transfer all solids and the simmering liquid to a blender. Add tamarind paste, sugar, lime juice, white vinegar, and 1/2 teaspoon tajín.
- Secure the blender lid tightly and blend on high for 45 to 60 seconds until completely smooth.
- Pour the blended sauce through a fine mesh strainer into a bowl or jar, pressing with a spatula to extract all the sauce. Taste and adjust with more lime, sugar, or tajín as needed.
- Peel and slice mangoes into thick half-inch slabs or long spears. Arrange in a bowl.
- Drizzle chamoy sauce generously over the mango slices. Squeeze fresh lime juice over top. Dust with tajín to taste and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Notes
Spice level: For extra heat, add one dried chile de árbol in Step 1. For a kid-friendly version, omit the ancho chile entirely.
Storage: Chamoy sauce keeps in a sealed jar in the fridge for up to 2 weeks or frozen for up to 3 months.
Make-ahead: The chamoy sauce can be made up to 2 weeks in advance. Assemble the mango chamoy bowl fresh right before serving.
Substitutions: Dried mango or prunes can replace dried apricots. Tamarind concentrate can replace tamarind paste, use 1 tablespoon instead of 2.
