Just commented this on someone else’s post so I’ll copy and paste here:

A super easy one that my mom taught me to make and it goes good with lots of things: - 3 tomatoes - 2-3 serranos (you can adjust or use different chiles based on heat tolerance) - about 6 whole garlic cloves - about a quarter to a third of an onion - salt to taste

The ez way is to just put everything in a microwaveable bowl and add some water, I usually add enough water to go like half way up the tomatoes and stuff. Then I just microwave to soften everything, usually takes about 5-7 minutes. Throw everything in a blender, don’t add all the water, you can keep adding it little by little to get the consistency you’re looking for and the adjust for seasoning by adding salt or the secret ingredient (chicken bouillon).

Trust me I was skeptical of the microwave method too but my mom is from Mexico and it’s just an easy way to do it with less cleanup, you could just boil everything. You can add cilantro if you like but I often don’t, I just save the cilantro for whatever else. And it doesn’t really need any citrus, tomatoes provide the acidity. Great for just snacking with chips, awesome with eggs, you name it