Bills Authentic Tex Mex Salsa Recipes

AUTHENTIC MEXICAN SALSA ROJA

Steps:

• Heat a large cast iron skillet or a heavy-bottomed skillet over high heat. Add the tomatoes and the chiles to the pan and char on all sides, rotating the vegetables occasionally until blackened. This can take about 6 minutes for the chiles and 10 to 15 minutes for the tomatoes. The tomato skins should begin to pull away from the flesh and the chiles will look blistered.
• Transfer the chiles to a cutting board and allow them to cool. Place the tomatoes, including any charred skin that has completely fallen off, in the bowl of a food processor or blender. Pulse a couple of times for about 10 seconds or until the tomatoes are blended but with a few small chunks for texture.
• Transfer the blended tomatoes to a bowl. Cut the charred chiles in half lengthwise and remove the stems and seeds. You can remove the ribs if you don't like the salsa too spicy. Chop the chiles into small dice.
• Mix the chiles, onions and cilantro with the tomatoes until combined. Stir in the lime juice and salt. Taste and season with additional lime juice and salt, if needed. Cover and refrigerate until cooled. Serve with chips.

AUTHENTIC FIRE-ROASTED TEX-MEX SALSA

Steps:

• Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler to high.
• Spray a 9x13-inch glass casserole dish with cooking spray. Arrange tomatoes in the prepared dish with cut sides down. Add onion and jalapeno.
• Broil until tomato skins are blackened and blistered, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove onion and jalapeno halfway through cooking time, once skins are slightly softened.
• Combine broiled vegetables in a blender; add cilantro, lime juice, and 1 teaspoon garlic salt. Pulse until smooth. Taste and season with remaining garlic salt as desired.

TEX-MEX SALSA

Steps:

• In a food processor or blender add onion, garlic, cilantro, vinegar, and jalapenos. (If you like it hot, add whole jalapeno or an extra jalapeno. If you like it mild, removed seeds.)
• Pulse until thoroughly chopped.
• Add canned tomatoes and salt.
• Pulse until throughly combined.
• Store in refrigerator until ready to use.

BASIC TEX-MEX SALSA

Steps:

• Put the tomatoes into a large bowl.
• Chop the onion and cilantro and add to tomatoes.
• Start with 2 jalapenos, cut in half and take out and discard the seeds (this is where a lot of the heat is located). Slice into thin strips and then chop the jalapenos very tiny. Be care NOT to touch your face or eyes and to wash your hands immediately upon finishing.
• Add the jalapenos to the mixture and combine.
• Add oil and vinegar and stir. The colors should be beautifully blended and green should pop deliciously out of the red!
• If desired add a little salt and pepper to taste.
• Taste to see if you would like more jalapenos. Add these if desired.
• Chill about 1 hour and serve cold with tortilla or corn chips.
• Weight Watcher points = 0.

UNCLE BILL'S CRANBERRY SALSA

Steps:

• Rinse cranberries in cold water.
• In a food processor, add cranberries, apple, red pepper and onion and pulse until coarsely chopped.
• Transfer to a mixing bowl and set aside.
• In a separate mixing bowl, stir together sugar, apple juice, cilantro, Jalapeno pepper and lime zest; mix well to blend.
• Add this mixture to the cranberry mixture and mix well to blend.
• Spoon into jars with a cover and refrigerate.
• To prepare Tortillas:.
• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Using a tree-shaped cookie cutter, cut 6 trees from each tortilla, or cut the tortillas into wedges.
• Place cut tortilla on an ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake in preheated 375 F oven for 8 minutes or until crisp.
• You may also place the cut tortillas on parchment paper and microwave on HIGH (full power) for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes or until nice and crisp.
• Store tortilla chips in a plastic bag.
• Serve cranberry salsa with tortilla chips.
• Frozen cranberries can also be used to make the salsa.

BILL'S AUTHENTIC TEX-MEX SALSA

Steps:

• Put all ingredients in a food processor or blender (reserve 1/2 can of (6 oz) the tomato juice). Blend well for about 10 to 20 seconds on high. Do not puree. Pour into bowl and add remaining tomato juice. Stir well. Serve with tortilla chips
• For a milder salsa, remove the seeds from the jalapeno before blending.
• I always double this recipe and make one salsa mild and the other much spicier. *** Please use whole tomatoes and not diced as it will effect the thickness of the salsa.