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Whip out the food processor and
fire up the grill because youll need these
essential tools to clone one of the best restaurant
salsas in the business. The key to recreating the flavor
of the real deal is to fire roast the tomatoes and the
jalapenos, and to add a little mesquite-flavored liquid
smoke. The restaurant chain uses a mesquite grill, so
these steps are crucial to getting the same smoky flavor
as the addictive restaurant version. Chevys uses chipotle
peppers, or smoked red jalapeno peppers. But unless you
grow your own jalapenos, it may be difficult to find the
riper red variety in your local supermarket. For this
recipe, the green jalapeno peppers will work fine.
6 medium tomatoes
10 jalapenos (red is best)
1/4 of a medium Spanish onion
2 cloves garlic
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons white vinegar
2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 teaspoons mesquite-flavored liquid smoke
1. Preheat your barbecue grill
to high temperature.
2. Remove any stems from the tomatoes, then rub some oil
over each tomato. You can leave the stems on the
jalapenos.
3. Place the tomatoes on the grill when its hot.
After about 10 minutes, place all of the jalapenos onto
the grill. In about 10 minutes you can turn the tomatoes
and the peppers. When almost the entire surface of the
peppers has charred black you can remove them from the
grill. The tomatoes will turn partially black, but when
the skin begins to come off they are done. Put the
peppers and tomatoes on a plate and let them cool.
4. When the tomatoes and peppers have cooled, remove most
of the skin from the tomatoes and place them into a food
processor. Pinch the stem end from each of the peppers
and place them into the food processor as well. Toss out
the liquid that remains on the plate.
5. Add the remaining ingredients to the food processor
and puree on high speed for 5-10 seconds or until the
mixture has a smooth consistency.
6. Place the salsa into a covered container and chill for
several hours or overnight while the flavors develop.
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Makes approximately 2 cups.
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