Drunken Roasted Salsa Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Place the tomatoes, garlic, onion, jalapeno and poblano onto a baking sheet. Drizzle with the olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast until charred in spots, about 15 minutes. Set aside and allow to cool slightly, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer the roasted vegetables to a blender. Add the lime zest and juice and puree until smooth, being careful not to fill the blender too full. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the cilantro. Taste and adjust the seasoning if needed. Goes great with chips or alongside enchiladas.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Line a roasting pan or baking sheet with aluminum foil and coat with cooking spray.
• Arrange tomatoes, cut-side down, in the roasting pan; add Anaheim chile peppers, jalapeno peppers, and poblano peppers, all skin-side up. Add onions and garlic to roasting pan. Spray the vegetable mixture with cooking spray.
• Roast in the preheated oven until tomato and chile pepper skins are blistered and charred, 40 to 45 minutes. Remove from oven and cool for 10 to 15 minutes, keeping skins on tomatoes and chile peppers.
• Blend tomato-chile pepper mixture, lime juice, cilantro, cider vinegar, oregano, cumin, kosher salt, black pepper, and celery salt in a food processor using quick pulses until desired consistency is reached. Refrigerate salsa in an air-tight container.

Steps:

• Place the tomatoes and jalapenos into a saucepan, and pour the beer over them. Add enough water so that the tomatoes and jalapenos are covered. Simmer over medium heat until soft. Remove from heat, and let cool slightly.
• Transfer the tomatoes and jalapenos to a blender, and add the garlic and onion. Pulse until well blended. Add some of the cooking liquid to help with blending if necessary. Taste, and season with salt.

Steps:

• 1. Husk tomatillos and place in a saucepan. Cover with water and add garlic cloves. Bring to a boil and simmer for a few minutes until nearly tender. Drain. Smash garlic cloves up a little.
• 2. Roast onion slices and entire jalapeno (or two, if desired) on a fire until slightly charred and rather soft. You want some black on them. That is so much flavor! It helps to thread the onion slices on a metal skewer. I do this on my gas stove. Just put it right on the grate. Watch every second and turn as needed. You could also do this on a countertop grill or a dry heavy skillet (not non stick due to high heat).
• 3. Remove stem from jalapeno (or two, if desired) and place all ingredients in a blender adding about 1/4 cup of beer. Just try the one pepper first. I NEVER saw my friend use more than one.
• 4. Pulse in a blender until thoroughly mixed and the consistency you desire. Adjust seasonings and add more beer if too thick. It gets better as it sits. If you need more heat, add the other pepper if needed. I never saw my friend use more than one. If you roasted one and do not need it, just freeze for later use.
• 5. Serve as a condiment or with chips.
• 6. The roasting of the onion and pepper is so important to this sauce and truly gives it a unique flavor.