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- From: lynn@engineering.ucsb.edu (Lynn Johnson)
- Subject: COLLECTION: Salsa Recipes
- Message-ID: <2315n3$fpp@hub.ucsb.edu>
- Organization: University of California, Santa Barbara
- Date: 26 Jul 1993 17:53:39 GMT
-
- MEXICAN SALSA - some recipes
-
- NOTE: see end of file for substitutes for peppers. Use what the recipes
- call for, but in a pinch, you can substitute.
-
- Here are Some easy salsa recipes.
- Fresh ingredients are best, but in the dead of winter when you are snow
- bound you can get a reasonablely good salsa out of canned tomatoes and
- peppers, so I have included a recipe.
- Also, tortilla chips can be made at home. An alternative to chips for your
- salsa-- serve rounds of a good, soft french bread, or sourdough bread,
- lavishly spread with sour cream and heaped with salsa. Yum!
-
-
- Making your own tortilla chips:
- Cut corn tortillas into pie shaped wedges and fry till they seem crispy, but
- NOT BROWN, in hot peanut oil in a deep fat fryer or fry pan, a few at a time.
- Drain on paper towels, lightly sprinkle with salt and place in very low heat
- oven to keep warm and dry out.
- I tried this with a variety of tortillas, whole wheat, flour, blue corn, and
- got good results and compliments.
- Back in the time when I was not so concerned with animal fats in my diet,
- I used to fry them in bacon fat. They are delicious this way too.
-
- All of these salsa recipes taste better if prepared at least hour
- ahead of time and refrigerated.
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-
- Salsa Cruda (raw tomato sauce)
-
- 3-4 tomatoes, chopped, with skins
- 1-2 green onions, chopped, green tops too
- 1/4 cup chopped white or yellow onion
- 1-2 jalapeno peppers if you like it hot
- 1-2 anahiem or other type of long green pepper
- 1 Tbs. olive oil
- splash tabasco sauce
- 1 tbs. lemon juice
- 2-3 tbs. fresh cilantro leaves
- salt and pepper to taste
-
-
- Salsa from Canned ingredients
-
- 1 large can whole tomatoes, chopped
- 1/2 can chopped Ortega chili peppers
- 1-2 yellow banana peppers, chopped
- 1-2 canned jalapeno peppers
- 1 Tbs. olive oil (or salad oil)
- 1 Tbs. lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp. dryed oregano
- 3 Tbs. chopped onion
- splach tabasco sauce
- salt and pepper to taste
-
- Chop all ingred and place in covered bowl in refrig to marinate flavors.
- Keeps for a week.
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- Juevos Rancheros with Red Salsa
-
- Cover the bottom of a frying pan with salsa.
- Spread a corn tortilla with refried beans and place on top of salsa, making a
- little well in the center. Sprinkle a couple of Tbs. of grated Jack cheese
- on top. Break an egg in the well of beans. Gently pour some more salsa
- on top to cover the egg and beans. Sprinkle top with more cheese. Cover
- pan and simmer slowly for a few minutes until your egg is done the way you like it. Salt and pepper to taste. Slip onto a plate. Top with some chopped
- green onion tops and a little fresh cilanto, if you have it.
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-
- Guacamole (Santa Barbara, CA style)
-
- Using a fork, Mash 2-3 ripe avocados in a bowl.
- Add 1 Tbs lemon or lime juice.
- 3 Tbs. salsa
- salt and pepper to taste
- keep tightly covered and refrigerated until serving.
-
- Guacamole (Mexican style)
-
- 3 large avocados, chopped
- 1 med-sized onion, peeled and chopped
- 1 med-sized tomato, peeled and chopped
- 2 small chilies, chopped
- 1 Tbs. olive oil
- 1 tsp. vinegar
- 2 tsp. salt, or less.
-
- Mix all ingred. til creamy. Serves 8. Keep covered to prevent oxidation and
- browning.
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- Salsa Frita (Fried Sauce)
-
- 2 med. sized tomatoes, peeled
- 1 small onion
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 canned chili serano
- 1 tsp salt, or less
- 2 tbs. olive oil
-
- Grind vegies together, add salt and fry in olive oil over low flame about
- five minutes. Serve hot, yield 8 servings.
-
-
- Salsa De Jitomate Y Queso (Tomato and Cheese Sauce)
-
- 2 large tomatoes
- 4 small green chiles
- 2 Tbs. fat
- 3-oz. cream cheese, sliced
- Heat tomatoes in water to cover and drain. Peel and grind with chiles.
- Add fat and cheese and the water in which the tomatoes were cooked. Simmer
- for three or four minutes. Yield 6 servings.
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-
- Salsa Escabeche Para Carne (Pickled Sauce for Meats)
-
- 4 dried chilies
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/4 tsp. cumin
- 1/2 cup vinegar
- 1 tsp. salt, or less
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/4 tsp thyme
- 1 onion, chopped fine
- 1 cup zucchini, cooked and diced
- 1/2 cup peas, cooked
- 1/2 lb. potatoes, cooked, peeled and diced
- 2 tbs. olive oil
- 1/2 pkg. cream cheese.
-
- Remove seeds from chilies and soak overnight. Drain and grind with garlic
- and cumin. Add vinegar, salt, bay leaf, thyme, onion, zucchini, peas,
- and potatoes. Allow mixture to stand one day or longer. When the sauce
- is to be served with any meat, add the olive oil. Garnish with very thin
- slices of cream cheese. The sauce will keep if stored in refrig. Yield
- 8-10 servings.
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-
- Salsa Campechana (Campeche-Style Sauce)
-
- 1 Cup parsley, chopped very fine
- 6 cloves garlic, broiled and chopped fine
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 2 Tbs. vinegar
- 1 large onion, chopped fine
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 Tbs. butter
- 1 sweet pepper, seeded and chopped very fine.
-
- Allow parsley to stand in one-fourth cup of water for 2 hours, or until very
- soft and drain. Add garlic, pepper and vinegar. Fry onion in hot olive
- oil until transparent. Add parsely and simmer for ten minutes. Add butter
- remove from fire when melted and add sweet pepper. serve with cooked fish
- or cold meats. Yield 6 servings.
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-
- Chili: The original Nahautl word for sweet green peppers was chilli.
- The Spaniards changed the spelling to chile, and in turn the English and
- Americans used chili. Although chili was once limited to green pepper,
- it is now used as a generic title for all peppers, etc. In Mexico,
- there is endless variety ranging through all degrees of hotness from the
- sweet chili ancho to the small hot brown chili piquin. Many varieties are
- canned. Where these are not available, various peppers found
- in the U.S.A. may be substitued, such as small red Italian peppers; or
- chili powder, to taste, with a dash of Tabasco sauce for zest.
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-
- For chili ancho --use bell or green peppers
- chili poblano -- use bell or green peppers
- chili pasilla - use green peppers dried in the sun
- chili serrano - use any variety small red or green hot pepper
- chili jalapeno -- use any variety small red or green hot pepper
- chile verde - use canned green chili peppers (like Ortega brand)
- chili mulato - use any hot pepper
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