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- Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
- From: arielle@taronga.com (Stephanie da Silva)
- Subject: COLLECTION: Salsas
- Message-ID: <V0ITHMC@taronga.com>
- Organization: Taronga Park BBS
- Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1993 22:17:51 GMT
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- >From Sunset Mexican Cookbook
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- Cilantro-Lime Salsa
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- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro (coriander)
- 1/2 cup each chopped parsley and salad oil
- 6 tablespoons lime juice
- 3 tablespoons distlled white vinegar
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 jalapeno or other small hot chile, stemmed, seeded and minced
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- Mix onion, cilantro, parsley, oil, lime juice, vinegar, garlic, and
- chile in a nonmetallic bowl. Makes 2 1/2 cups.
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- Red Chile Puree
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- About 9 (3 oz) dried New Mexico or California chiles
- 2 cups water
- 1 small onion, cut into chunks
- 2 cloves garlic
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- Arrange chiles on a large baking sheet and cook in a 300 oven until chiles
- smell toasted (about 4 minutes). Let cool slightly. Discard stems and
- seeds.
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- In a 3 to 4 quart pan, combine chiles, water, onion and garlic; cover and
- bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until chiles
- are very soft (about 30 minutes). Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
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- In a blender or food processor, whirl chile mixture until smooth. Rub
- puree through a fine strainer and discard residue. Makes about 2 cups.
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- Salsa Fresca
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- 2 cloves garlic
- 1/2 medium-size onion, quartered
- 1 or 2 jalapeno or other small hot chiles, stemmed and seeded
- 1 pound firm ripe tomatoes, seeded and coarsely chopped
- 2 tablespoons salad oil
- juice of 1 lime
- salt and pepper (optional)
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- Using a sharp knife, mince garlic, onion and chiles. Finely chop cilantro
- and dice tomatoes. Combine in a nonmetallic bowl; then add oil and lime
- juice. Season to taste with salt and pepper, if deseired.
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- You can make this in a food processor, for a moister (less chunky) texture.
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- Smoky Roasted Salsa
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- 3 cloves garlic, peeled
- 1 medium-size onion, quartered
- 3 large tomatoes
- 1 canned chopotle chile in adobo sauce
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 2 tablespoons salad oil
- 1/4 cup packed fresh cilantr leaves
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- Place a 10 to 12 inch uncoated frying pan over high heat. Add garlic, onion,
- and tomatoes. Cook, turning often with tongs, until charred on all sides
- (about 10 minutes). Remove from pan and let cool. Cut tomatoes in half
- crosswise and discard seeds.
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- In a blender or food processor, combine vegetables, chipotle, lime juice, oil
- and cilantro; whirl to desired consistency. Makes 3 cups.
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- Mild Chile Sauce
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- 3 1/2 pounds tomatoes, cored and quartered
- 2 Anaheim chiles, stemmed and seeded
- 1 large onoin, quartered
- 1 clove garlic
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups cider vinegar
- 3/4 teaspoon each ground cinnamon and cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
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- In a large blender or food processor, whirl tomatoes, chiles, onion, and
- garlic in batches until pureed. Pour into a 4-quart pan and stir in sugar,
- salt, vinegar, cinnamon, cloves and ginger.
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- Cook over low heat, stirring often, until thickened and reduced to 1 quart
- (about 1 1/2 hours). Let cool. Makes 1 quart.
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- Tomatillo Salsa
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- 1 1/4 pounds tomatillos, husks removed
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 jalapeno, serrano or ohte rsmall hot chile, stemmed
- 3/4 cup chicken broth
- 1/3 cup lime juice
- salt (optional)
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- Rinse tomatillos; arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet and roast
- in a 500 oven until slightly singed (about 15 minutes). Let cool. In a
- blender or food processor, whirl tomatillos with cilantro and chile. Stir
- in broth and lime juice; season to taste with salt, if desired. Makes 3
- cups.
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- Tropical Fruit Salsa
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- 1 firm-ripe mango, peeled and diced
- 1 cup each diced fresh pineapple and diced honeydew
- 1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
- 1/3 cup seasoned rice wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
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- In a bowl, mix mango, pineapple, honeydew, bell pepper, vinegar, cilantro,
- and red pepper flakes. Makes 3 1/2 cups.
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