I wanted to get creative today so I did my own spin on salsa roja. I caramelized 3/4 of a large yellow onion for 30 minutes while I broiled the jalapeño, red chili fresno, tomatoes, garlic, and habaneros until blackened. The salsa has a bright, citrusy flavor that is a little sweet at first but has a pretty good kick and creeping spice. Id say its about a 6-7/10 in my book. But I do like spicy foods.

This yielded me about 7 cups of salsa.

Recipe:

4 hot house tomatoes
6 cloves of garlic
1 large yellow onion (3/4 caramelized, 1/4 added fresh)
3 jalapeños
2 Fresno chilis
2 orange habaneros
Handful of cilantro
Lime juice
Half of a navel orange, squeezed
Salt & pepper to taste
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon chipotle powder
1 teaspoon MSG

Warning: my local grocer has had very mild jalapenos and medium spicy habaneros lately. I recommend tasting a sliver of each pepper to get a feel for the spice. I blended everything aside from one habanero first to taste it, but it wasn’t hot enough for me. So I added the second habanero, seeds and all.

by Layton115

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