Fire House Salsa Recipes

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.

FIRE-ROASTED SALSA

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine the tomatoes, onion, cilantro, lime juice, sugar and salt. Cover and process until desired consistency.

FIREHOUSE SALSA

Steps:

• Smoke the peppers over an open stove or barbeque flame until they are charred (a little blacked).
• Cut the peppers in half.
• Quarter the onion.
• Cut the garlic cloves in half.
• In the base of a blender, add the tomatoes, then dump the peppers, onion, and garlic.
• Turn on the blender.
• Blend until chunky.
• Add the salt, and a small handful of cilantro.
• Blend again until you reach a chunky or smooth salsa consistency.

FIREHOUSE SALSA

Steps:

• Put the first 9 ingredients into a food processor along with just the juice from the canned tomatoes. Process on low for about 10 seconds, until mixture is evenly chopped and mixed well.
• Add the tomatoes and process them into the salsa. This should take about 5 seconds at low speed.
• Pour salsa into a bowl and serve with tortilla chips.

FOUR ALARM FIREHOUSE SALSA

Steps:

• Add onion, garlic, cilantro (stems removed) to food processor, spin until finely chopped. (adding a little of the tomatoe at this time may help).
• Prepare peppers, by coring and quartering to make them more uniform (remove seeds and veins if desired). Add to food processor and spin until finely chopped.
• Add the drained Whole tomatoes, and puree.
• Combine all with diced tomatoes in a large mixing bowl and chill.

PALEO-STYLE FIRE ROASTED SALSA

Steps:

• Fill a small bowl with water and submerge chipotle chile pepper in the water until softened and rehydrated, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove chipotle pepper and set aside.
• Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Place tomatoes on the prepared baking sheet, and broil until the skins are charred, 13 to 15 minutes. Flip and char the other side for an additional 5 minutes.
• Combine charred tomatoes, garlic, cilantro, white onion, jalapeno pepper, chipotle pepper, and lime juice in a food processor; puree until evenly blended.