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Chamoy

A sweet, sour and spicy sauce or paste made from preserved fruit, chili and salt. Very popular in Mexico, it is eaten on fresh fruit, mangoes and cucumbers.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Nutrition facts

198 kcal per serving

Protein
1.6 g
Carbohydrates
47.5 g
of which sugars
35.2 g
Fat
0.6 g
of which saturated fat
0.1 g
Fiber
4.4 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Soak the apricots and prunes in hot water for 15 minutes to soften them.
  2. Drain the fruit and blend it with the lime juice, sugar and salt until you get a smooth purée.
  3. Add the ground chili and cayenne pepper, then blend for another minute.
  4. If the sauce is too thick, add a little water to reach the texture of a liquid jam.
  5. Pour into a clean jar and keep in the fridge for up to a week.
  6. Serve as a dip with mango or cucumber wedges.

Variations and tips

Pourable version. Thin the mixture with an extra 100 ml of water to get a sauce you can pour.

More ideas

Original Ecomely recipe.