Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Ordering Mexican in Scotland....
Took myself out to dinner after a disastrous German class - intermediate deep end and I should definitely be in the kiddie pool! Ended up ordering fajitas - before you say anything about ordering Mexican in Scotland... I was trying to order something other than fish & chips or a hamburger. They were actually good but had a faint curry flavor or maybe just too much chilli powder to let any other flavoring through. Wish my taste buds were a bit more fine tuned. Anyway - the reason for this post - I NEED YOUR BEST FRESH SALSA RECIPES! Turns out that salsa in this country shares more genes with ketchup than diced tomatoes. Please e-mail me your recipes! My taste buds thank you!
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Don't worry, Beth - we'll get you hooked up. Do we need to send you dried jalapeno peppers in the mail too? (CAN we send dried jalpenos to Scotland?)
ReplyDeleteYou may remember this from our BBQs:
ReplyDeleteWebster pico de gallo:
-- one large onion, finely diced
-- two or three tomatoes, diced
-- fresh cilantro, diced (if you can't find fresh, you may be able to find dried or cilantro paste in a tube)
-- a few dashes of olive oil
-- some fresh garlic, diced (one clove, or a small spoonful of diced garlic, or a light sprinkle of garlic powder)
-- 1/4 cup or so of wine vinegar
-- some lime juice
-- diced jalapenos or other chilis to taste
-- salt and pepper to taste
Mix it all together and, if possible, let chill for an hour or so before serving.
As you can see, I don't measure things much (even the wine vinegar is a guess). I do roughly half-and-half volume of diced tomatoes and onions, then do all the seasoning to taste.
This is a very chunky salsa. If you run this through a food grinder or food processor, then you'll get a pureed salsa. ..bruce..
The problem with "salsa" is that it literally means "sauce", so unless you're in the US (where it usually has a very particular meaning) you never know what to expect when someone serves a "salsa" to you!
ReplyDeleteAlso, look at me, Beth! I'm posting! I realized that it would be much easier to post now and read from here on out than to try and read EVERYTHING I'd missed. ;)