Like It Came From the Mission

[madbaker]

This week's Resolution Recipe: Roasted Jalapeno Salsa.

14 jalapenos
2 tomatoes
1 small onion
dried oregano

Heat a heavy cast iron skillet and drop in the jalapenos. Dry roast them over high heat, turning, until they are browned all over and blistered well. Cool, seed, and devein them, keeping the charred skin, and roughly chop.

In the same skillet, dry roast the tomatoes until blistered and charred all over. Slice a thick round from the onion, about 1/2" thick, and peel off the outer layer of peel. Dry roast the onion until blackened and softened on all sides. Roughly chop it.

Put the vegetables, a generous pinch of dry oregano, about 1/4 cup of water, and some salt in a food processor. Pulse quickly until you get a coarse salsa. Do not make this smooth. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.

What worked: It produced a nice, slightly smoky rustic salsa that tasted like some of the hot salsas I get on burritos in the Mission. This was a nice change from our standard fresh salsa with cilantro.

What didn't: Even seeded, the jalapenos from our CSA box were aggressively hot. Best used in moderation. I think a little dry-roasted garlic would have improved the flavor, but you probably knew that.

Will I make it again? Yeah - it's a nice change.

What I'm reading: Charles Stross, Rule 34

Comments

[tafelspitz.livejournal.com]

I used our portion of the CSA jalapeños stuffed and fried ala chile rellenos. Did them the proper way: Roast them and char the skins, bag them to sweat them, peel them, do delicate surgery to remove offending organs, replace offending organs with jack cheese, suture them with a toothpick, dust them with flour, dip them in a batter of beaten egg white which had beaten egg yolk folded in, fried in oil in a tiny skillet. They were crisp and oozy with melted cheese, and made the lips glow. but oh did they scorch the tongue. Fortunately we were having bean soup to accompany, so a bit of plain yogurt stirred in was not amiss. I'll use this weeks' Anaheims in a similar manner. They likely will not take offense as did the jalapeños.