I saw other posts about smoked salsa, so I decided to give it a shot. I didn't think to take pictures along the way because this was my first attempt at homemade salsa, but now I wish I had, because it tastes so much better than it looks.
Smoked at around 240°F for an hour:
– 6 roma tomatoes (cut in half)
– 3 tomatillos (halved)
– 1 sweet onion (halved)
– 2 shallots (separated and halved)
– 3 jalapenos (halved)
– 2 habaneros (halved)
– 1 head of garlic (peeled, in a tinfoil "cup")
Pulled all the ingredients, put on the grill for about 3 minutes to get a little char.
Let the ingredients cool a bit, then into the food processor with:
– 1 bunch of cilantro
– salt to taste
– MSG to taste
– Knorr's salt-free chicken bouillon (a dash)
– maybe 1oz of salt-free chicken stock to thin it out
at this point, it tasted really good! however, it wasn't spicy enough for me. It was maybe a low-end medium on the store-bought spice level. then I decided, "maybe I'd like it to be physically painful when I eat this," so I added 12 small bird's eye chili peppers (aka Thai chilis, the red bits in the picture) to the food processor.
the result is an absolutely delicious, hot-as-hell salsa that I had to put away so I didn't crush an entire bag of tortilla chips with it. in hindsight, I might have added a little bit of vinegar to it, but I'm very happy with the result.
so glad that this sub came across my feed as a recommendation. it gave me a push to try something new and make some great salsa!
by derekmakesnoise
Dining and Cooking