Testing out El Pato as the base for salsas

by exgaysurvivordan

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  1. exgaysurvivordan

    **3-ingredient salsa**

    * 1 can of El Pato “yellow”
    * 1 TBSP cilantro
    * 1 TBSP onion, finely diced
    * (in my opinion this still needed 1 tsp lime juice and 1/2 tsp salt to taste balanced)

    **Restaurant Style Table Salsa using El Pato**

    * 1 can of El Pato “yellow”
    * 1 can 14.5oz petite diced tomatoes, drained
    * 3 TBSP onion, finely diced
    * 2 TBSP pickled jalapeno, finely diced
    * 2 tsp brine liquid from the jalapeno can
    * 1 tsp salt (remember the El Pato already provides some salt)
    * 2.5 tsp lime juice
    * 1/4 tsp oregano
    * add a fresh pepper or two, I otherwise this salsa is too mild

    The restaurant style is similar to [this recipe](https://www.walkerfoods.net/salsa/) on the manufacturers website.

    **Final thoughts.** I thought the simple 3-ingredient salsa was too tomatoey. Perhaps if I had grown up eating it I would have acquired a taste for it’s unique flavor. Or perhaps when paired with certain dishes like chilaquiles it works better? I don’t plan to make the 3-ingredient sauce again in the future.

    The restaurant style sauce was fine, but I feel like the unique flavor from the El Pato wasn’t able to shine thru and instead got lost among stronger flavors.

  2. I’ll have to give this a go next week. Thanks!

  3. guano-crazy

    I’ve used this many times, the green can and the red one too. It’s okay for a base, not spectacular. I think it’s better to blend it with a can of original Rotel and add salt, cilantro, onion, some garlic powder, maybe a squeeze of lime. I don’t think it adds or takes away much in a blend though, but it does add a pleasant heat.

  4. CommonCut4

    I’m imagining this was a bit like Pace picante or other jarred salsa but brighter due to the fresh onions, cilantro and lime juice?

  5. Desperate_Hat_4544

    I pour this on my shredded chicken that I use for flautas. So bomb

  6. poopains12

    Love el pato in my bean dip, and to add to my ground beef.

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