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Ranch Style Salsa
– spicy and savory –
The base of the salsa are the tomatoes that give freshness to the whole preparation. The tomatoes are also combined with chilies that give a lot of hotness to the salsa and as final touch onion, garlic and more ingredients are used – that give strength to the flavor. It is an elaborated salsa in which smoky notes can be found due to the preparation techniques that are used, a flavor that you won’t be able to resist.
About the Recipe
- In this recipe there are many steps but is not complicated.
- The salsa is spicy because it is prepared with 5 serrano peppers but it can be reduced to 3 chilies and you will get a moderately spicy salsa.
- The preparation time is of 20 minutes.
- The recipe yields 3 cups.
Ingredients
Cookware
Directions
Roast and Blend- Put on a griddle over medium heat:
- 3 Serrano Peppers.
- 5 Tomatoes.
- 3 Garlic cloves with skin.
- Roast the garlics for about 2 minutes, the chilies for about 3 minutes and the tomatoes for about 6 minutes, until all their sides are well roasted; move them regularly with some tongs.
- Transfer from the griddle to a blender, with the tongs, the chilies and the tomatoes that were roasted; then reserve.
- Remove from the griddle the garlic cloves and wait until they cool a little.
- Peel the garlic cloves that were roasted and upon completion put them in the blender.
- Blend very the ingredients and reserve.
- Finely chop 1/2 onion, then reserve.
- Heat in a saucepan over medium heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
It is important that the oil is hot so the ingredients that are going to be fried will not absorb as much fat. |
- Put in the saucepan the onion that was minced and fry it for approximately 1 minute, until it looks a bit transparent; stir regularly.
- Add in the saucepan:
- The Mixture that was blended.
- 1/2 tablespoon of Salt.
- Mix the saucepan ingredients.
- Cook the ranch style salsa for about 6 minutes, until it thickens a little; stir occasionally.
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