Salsa Recipes ('clams cooking board topic)

[Pete]

3 jalapeños
half a small white onion
a clove of garlic (still in its peel)
3-4 tomatoes
cilantro (about 1/3 a bunch you would buy at the store)

Broil the tomatoes until the skin starts to turn black.  Remove from oven.

If you have a gas stove: using tongs, char the jalapeños until the skin blisters.
If you don't: toast the jalapeños on an iron skillet until the skin blisters.
No iron skillet?: Toast the jalapeños in a toaster over until the skin blisters.
No toaster oven?: Broil jalapeños in oven until the skin blisters.

on same iron skillet, toast the garlic on both side, until just soft enough to mash (do not let it burn or it will taste very bitter) [the paper on the garlic is important to prevent this).  Once toasted enough, remove skin (should just fall off)

Use a potato masher or possibly the bottom of a coffee mug, smash the garlic into the tomatoes, and then smash the jalapeños in as well.
(you can also use an immersion blender or food processor, but on lowest speed and only like 3 short pulses)

finely chop the onion and cilantro and add it to the tomato, garlic, jalapeño mixture (having let it cool for about 15 min).

salt to taste (will probably take more than you think)
done.

when all else fails when making salsa, think simple, simple, simple.

Do you include the peel in what you are mashing?  Are you dicing up the tomatoes and onion or just mashing?

[CHONGS]

oops, yeah remove the skin from the tomato (don't bother worrying about the jalapeño skin).

after toasting make sure you remove the peel from the garlic.

just dice the onions (but you only add them after mashing the tomatoes, jalapeños and garlic)

[sys]

oops, yeah remove the skin from the tomato (don't bother worrying about the jalapeño skin).

after toasting make sure you remove the peel from the garlic.

just dice the onions (but you only add them after mashing the tomatoes, jalapeños and garlic)

mathematician, simplify thyself.

 

[Dirty Sanchez]

Can of black beans
Can of corn
Two tomatoes, chopped
One red onion, chopped
Handful of jalapenos, chopped
Chopped cilantro
Squeezed lime juice

Have made one much like this, except with a little olive oil stirred in.

[felix rex]

I really want to make a corn and black bean salsa, but plz, list any recipes you like.  Also, I'm sick of Santitas and am looking for a new, unique store bought tortilla chip to try.  Any suggs?  OR, if anyone likes to make their own chips feel free to share your experience.

My favorite salsa recipe:

One jar of Pace Picante Sauce- Mild.   Done.

I prefer medium.

This. Recently tried to "upgrade" to HOT, because I've been all about spicy crap lately, and it just rough ridin' blew my doors off.

HOT salsa is the best on omelets, though. Will try Chingon's recipe (have gas stove  )

[CHONGS]

oops, yeah remove the skin from the tomato (don't bother worrying about the jalapeño skin).

after toasting make sure you remove the peel from the garlic.

just dice the onions (but you only add them after mashing the tomatoes, jalapeños and garlic)

mathematician, simplify thyself.

 

writing instructions is hard

[sys]

writing instructions is hard

at last,  


i like raw chile salsas, so yours is still pretty busy to me.

[CHONGS]

writing instructions is hard

at last,  


i like raw chile salsas, so yours is still pretty busy to me.

aha
well those recipes are for another day.  (has a good chile güero salsa with only three (3) ingredients)

as an aside, how can you not like tomatillos?
 

[sys]

a good chile güero salsa with only three (3) ingredients.

sounds delicious.

how can you not like tomatillos?

i don't hate them necessarily.  good in enchilada/chilaquiles salsas.  good in guisados.  not a fan in table salsas.  too watery, too acidic.

[Dirty Sanchez]

I really want to make a corn and black bean salsa, but plz, list any recipes you like.  Also, I'm sick of Santitas and am looking for a new, unique store bought tortilla chip to try.  Any suggs?  OR, if anyone likes to make their own chips feel free to share your experience.

My favorite salsa recipe:

One jar of Pace Picante Sauce- Mild.   Done.

I prefer medium.

This. Recently tried to "upgrade" to HOT, because I've been all about spicy crap lately, and it just fracking blew my doors off.

HOT salsa is the best on omelets, though. Will try Chingon's recipe (have gas stove  )

pace hot is not hot.  They have mild, super mild, and tomato paste.

[Pete]

oops, yeah remove the skin from the tomato (don't bother worrying about the jalapeño skin).

after toasting make sure you remove the peel from the garlic.

just dice the onions (but you only add them after mashing the tomatoes, jalapeños and garlic)

This better be good, [redacted].  I just got done with mine and placed it in the fridge......

[Dr Rick Daris]

oops, yeah remove the skin from the tomato (don't bother worrying about the jalapeño skin).

after toasting make sure you remove the peel from the garlic.

just dice the onions (but you only add them after mashing the tomatoes, jalapeños and garlic)

This better be good, [redacted].  I just got done with mine and placed it in the fridge......

 

[Pete]

oops, yeah remove the skin from the tomato (don't bother worrying about the jalapeño skin).

after toasting make sure you remove the peel from the garlic.

just dice the onions (but you only add them after mashing the tomatoes, jalapeños and garlic)

This better be good, motherfracker.  I just got done with mine and placed it in the fridge......

 

It was good, but wasn't the one that he brought that I thought was the best.  Hey Chings, the OTHER one!

[CHONGS]

oops, yeah remove the skin from the tomato (don't bother worrying about the jalapeño skin).

after toasting make sure you remove the peel from the garlic.

just dice the onions (but you only add them after mashing the tomatoes, jalapeños and garlic)

This better be good, motherfracker.  I just got done with mine and placed it in the fridge......

 

It was good, but wasn't the one that he brought that I thought was the best.  Hey Chings, the OTHER one!

[PurpleScarf]

Chingon, host a salsa tutorial at your place?