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My turn at Salsa

xfire_ATX
xfire_ATX Posts: 1,184
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While the wife was slow cooking some pulled chicken yesterday I thought how good this roasted salsa would be on the egg.  I followed this recipe with the exception of miscounting by 2 how many tomatoes to buy.


35- 40 min later with one flip

Time for the peppers


Fished product this AM for the breakfast tacos




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  • YEMTrey
    YEMTrey Posts: 6,835
    Looks good.  How did it taste?
    Steve 
    XL, Mini Max, and a 22" Blackstone in Cincinnati, Ohio
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  • bluebird66
    bluebird66 Posts: 2,946
    Trying this today!
    Large Egg with adjustable rig, Kick Ash Basket, Minimax and various Weber's.
    Floyd Va

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  • 20stone
    20stone Posts: 1,961
    Looks excellent. It’d be great to see the breakast taco result when you get there. 

    Also, did you just Vitamix everything, or did you peel the peppers first? 
    (now only 16 stone)

    Joule SV
    GE induction stove
    Gasser by the community pool (currently unavailable)
    Scale (which one of my friends refuses to use)
    Friends with BGEs and myriad other fired devices (currently unavail IRL)
    Occasional access to a KBQ and Webber Kettle
    Charcuterie and sourdough enthusiast
    Prosciuttos in an undisclosed location

    Austin, TX
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  • thetrim
    thetrim Posts: 11,387
    Yum
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    XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP PitBoss Navigator 850G 11/25
    Tampa Bay, FL
    EIB 6 Oct 95
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  • xfire_ATX
    xfire_ATX Posts: 1,184
    YEMTrey said:
    Looks good.  How did it taste?
    I think its some of the best Salsa ive ever had.  Today my 12 yo tried it (who wont generally eat salsa) and said oh dad.. its not spicy but its just full of flavors.

    20stone said:
    Looks excellent. It’d be great to see the breakast taco result when you get there. 

    Also, did you just Vitamix everything, or did you peel the peppers first? 
    Todays lunch simple breakfast taco- Central Market Southwest Tortillas, Local Tortilla Chips with the Salsa.

    I followed the reciped and skinned and cored the tomatoes, I only took the stems/ end of the peppers off.  Everything was rough diced and thown in a bowl, stirred around and put in two seperate batches in the Ninja Blender.  I have shared about half of it around the neighborhood just to see what people thought.  Everyone is ready for the next batch.


    XLBGE, LBGE, Charbroil Gas Grill, Weber Q200, Old Weber Kettle, Rectec RT-B380, Yeti 65, Yeti Hopper 20, RTIC 20, RTIC 20 Soft Side - Too many drinkware vessels to mention.

    Not quite in Austin, TX City Limits
    Just Vote- What if you could choose "none of the above" on an election ballot? Millions of Americans do just that, in effect, by not voting.  The result in 2016: "Nobody" won more counties, more states, and more electoral votes than either candidate for president. 
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  • Grillin_beers
    Grillin_beers Posts: 1,345
    I’m kind of lazy when it comes to peeling tomatoes so I don’t do it.  I core them and then dump everything into the vitamix.  Works for me.  I’m sure it would be better if I peeled the tomatoes.  
    1 large BGE, Spartanburg SC

    My dog thinks I'm a grilling god. 
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  • xfire_ATX
    xfire_ATX Posts: 1,184
    Took another run at the salsa yesterday but made some modifications-

    The original recipe is a lot of salsa so cut it in half.
    Added a bit more heat than half, extra Jalapeno and an extra Serrano (instead of Padillo)
    Also the first time I left the veggies on egg for ~35 min, this time I went to 50 on the tomatoes and a bit more on some of the peppers
    Drained some of the Tomato juice off after all the cutting and mixing- looking for a chunkier blend
    The recipe is so worth doing but I will likely keep tweaking.

    Result-
    Much hotter thats for sure, first bite and I thought oh no Im going to be the only one eating this.  But then I realized I forgot the Vinegar and after it sat in fridge for a few hours it mellowed some.
    Smokier flavor- I think next time I try a bit over 40 minutes on the tomatoes.
    Definately got a chunkier blend this time.

    Question- I am considering getting the Mason Jar attachment for my vac seal and then seal up some jars and going back to the larger batch.  Comments from the board on that?



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    Not quite in Austin, TX City Limits
    Just Vote- What if you could choose "none of the above" on an election ballot? Millions of Americans do just that, in effect, by not voting.  The result in 2016: "Nobody" won more counties, more states, and more electoral votes than either candidate for president. 
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  • jlsm
    jlsm Posts: 1,012
    To freeze it? Just put it in a baggie, pat into shape and squeeze out the air. Freeze flat. 
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    Owner of a large and a beloved mini in Philadelphia
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  • Action_Hank
    Action_Hank Posts: 54

    you could also make some small foodsaver bags and place the baggies in solo cups (to help hold their shape).  Fill the cups/baggies with salsa and then place cups in freezer. After they freeze, slip the baggies out of the solo cups and seal with vac.  I do this with chili and it seems to work fine

    "It's not the beard on the outside that counts, its the beard on the INSIDE."

    LBGE   -   Lexington, KY
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  • xfire_ATX
    xfire_ATX Posts: 1,184
    In my Quest to keep perfecting this process- I present Batch #3





    I realized once I was cutting this up I missed a few ingredients so I actually had to run batch two after this pic.  I think I have the heat about right now but still working on how much liquid there is- still thinner than I want.

    Current ingredients
    12 on vine Tomatoes
    3  Anaheim Green Chiles
    1  Poblano Pepper
    3  Jalapenos
    3  Serrano Peppers
    1  White Onion
    12 Cloves Garlic
    1  Red Bell Pepper

    1/4 c White Vinegar
    3 tbsp Coarse Salt
    2 tbsp Black Pepper
    Juice from 1/2 a lime

    1/2 bunch fresh cilantro stemmed and lightly chopped  
    XLBGE, LBGE, Charbroil Gas Grill, Weber Q200, Old Weber Kettle, Rectec RT-B380, Yeti 65, Yeti Hopper 20, RTIC 20, RTIC 20 Soft Side - Too many drinkware vessels to mention.

    Not quite in Austin, TX City Limits
    Just Vote- What if you could choose "none of the above" on an election ballot? Millions of Americans do just that, in effect, by not voting.  The result in 2016: "Nobody" won more counties, more states, and more electoral votes than either candidate for president. 
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  • thetrim
    thetrim Posts: 11,387
    edited December 2018
    Thanks for sharing your experiments.  
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    Tampa Bay, FL
    EIB 6 Oct 95
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  • Slippy
    Slippy Posts: 214
    edited December 2018
    Looks great. I make a very similar salsa, but I add a half a can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce. Might be something worth experimenting with?? 
    Rockwall, TX  •  LBGE, Big Hat Ranger offset smoker, Really old 22" Weber Kettle, Pile of Pecan and Post Oak... 
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  • Jstroke
    Jstroke Posts: 2,605
    I might try Roma tomatoes. More meat, less juice
    Columbus, Ohio--A Gasser filled with Matchlight and an Ugly Drum.
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  • xfire_ATX
    xfire_ATX Posts: 1,184
    Jstroke said:
    I might try Roma tomatoes. More meat, less juice

    Thanks for the tip- I actually raised my cutting board to drain into sink excess tomato juice and it helps.
    XLBGE, LBGE, Charbroil Gas Grill, Weber Q200, Old Weber Kettle, Rectec RT-B380, Yeti 65, Yeti Hopper 20, RTIC 20, RTIC 20 Soft Side - Too many drinkware vessels to mention.

    Not quite in Austin, TX City Limits
    Just Vote- What if you could choose "none of the above" on an election ballot? Millions of Americans do just that, in effect, by not voting.  The result in 2016: "Nobody" won more counties, more states, and more electoral votes than either candidate for president. 
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  • bucky925
    bucky925 Posts: 2,052
    xfire_ATX said:
    Jstroke said:
    I might try Roma tomatoes. More meat, less juice

    Thanks for the tip- I actually raised my cutting board to drain into sink excess tomato juice and it helps.
    That sounds like a great idea.  Once you make this salsa nothing else will do!

    The best things in life are not things.  

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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 11,586
    Your title had me thinking you might make us watch you dance. 
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