One of the best snack recipes, worthy of sharing in a meeting with friends or a spicy snack to enjoy during the day, is this, some delicious pepihuates! Originally from Hermosillo, Sonora, this traditional snack is very popular on weekends at stalls in the city center. There are many versions of the ingredients it contains, but the most famous is prepared with Japanese peanuts, clamato (seasoned tomato juice), cucumber, chili, lemon and a tamarind candy called “rielito”.
We brings you a recipe for pepihuates so you can prepare it at home and enjoy an afternoon with this delicious and spicy snack. The most practical thing is that you can serve it in little glasses and take it everywhere! Keep reading and discover with us how to prepare pepihuates.
Ingredients to make Pepihuates:
• 200 grams of Japanese peanut
• 1 cucumber
• ½ jicama (optional)
• 1 lemon to taste
• 1 pinch of salt to taste
• 1 piquin chili to taste
• 320 milliliters of seasoned tomato juice (clamato)
• 100 grams of tamarind candy
How to make Pepihuates:
To start the pepihuates recipe, peel and remove the seeds from the cucumber and cut it into small cubes. You can also use jicama and still cut it into small cubes or grate it.
Prepare the cups where you will make the pepihuates. To do this, you can frost the glass with a little lemon and chili pepper to give it a better presentation. Add the Japanese peanut and then a layer of cucumber and jicama. Alternate the layers until you reach the edge of the glass a little. Add a little tamarind candy and if you want a little more peanuts. Pour in the seasoned tomato juice (clamato), lemon juice and piquín chili to taste. And ready! You can add more or less ingredients to the pepihuates and prepare them to your liking. It’s that easy to prepare some delicious pepihuates! Enjoy this snack and tell us what you think.
Variants of the famous pepihuates
This rich snack is becoming more and more popular, not only because of its flavor and combination, but also because it is a good option for dessert and snack tables, very common at birthday parties or on a large scale at weddings as a snack for guests.
Actually, there is no great complication in preparing this recipe, rather you can add and combine with ingredients such as carrot, pineapple, chamois sauce or some enchilada dehydrated fruit. One of the ingredients that distinguishes the pepihuates are the so-called rialtos, which are a tamarind candy, but don’t worry if you can’t find them in your city, you can substitute them with ate in pieces or some other tamarind candy. You can also substitute the seasoned tomato juice (clamato) for any spicy sauce that you like.
On the other hand, you can make healthy pepihuates by substituting the most caloric ingredients for others low in salt and sugar. Likewise, another of the most popular variants is to prepare the pepihuates with sabritas.
The best thing about this snack is that it is enjoyed at all hours and is very practical to carry, so it is also a good option if you want to start a snack business, we are sure that everyone will love it.
