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Chapter 36 - Spicy Salsa by Oomtown

TO MAKE SALSA - WILL MAKE A LOT OF SALSA.. "A LOT" (cannot account for availability, approximate sizes vary too)

■Jalapenos, about 12-16

■Serrano Peppers about 24

■Poblano, maybe 3 depending on size

■8 Habaneros, perhaps something hotter if available. I like super hot salsa, I tend to use at least 3 ghost peppers.

■1 sweet onion (small is fine, peeled, sliced in rings)

■Tomatoes, varying textures preferred. (I usually do 10 Roma, 3 beefsteak, and whatever else i can find.)

■Garlic, 2 tbsp, minced.

■1/4 cup course ground PEPPER or two handfulls of fresh peppercorn strips.)

■2 Shallots, medium

■Cilantro, fresh, 1 bunch is plenty

■1-2 Cans Nestle Heavy Cream. (usually in international foods isle, its small like tuna and blue'ish)

Step 1) Make Salsa or find appropriate alternate sauce. I almost didn't put the Salsa recipe in because its varies by what's available. (IF YOU ARE MAKING SALSA, WEAR GLOVES and OPEN A WINDOW.)

Step 2) If you're making salsa, get a large pot. It must fit all the vegetables before they are cooked.

Step 3) GRILL everything. Scorch the edges, burn some.. make it crispy and gooey. The idea is, stew the vegetables in their own juices, this includes all the Peppers.

Step 4) Roll them around, get as much of the skin scorched or seared as you can. You should bare in mind that this will be slightly messy and very hot. The veggies will be piping hot when ready, toss them into the large pot. (remove stems after grilling, before placing them into the pots)

**If you're afraid of spicy food, take out the seeds from the peppers.

Grille the onion in flat slices, thick is perfectly fine because you're going to throw it into a blender or juicer.

Step 5) Add ground pepper or the peppercorns that were also grilled.

Step 6) Add garlic and shallots

Step 7) strip away some cilantro and mince on the side, leave for serving garnish atop salsa.

Step 8) Blend salsa, blend it all, stick it back into the pot and fold together. It should turn out thick. and hold its shape in a spoon.

Step 9) Salsa is hot, not spicy (of course its spicy), i'm saying its piping hot, scalding maybe even, please make sure you're wearing gloves.

Step 10) Cook salsa to boiling and then set it into fridge in containers. Allow to cool. Can take this chance to place the salsa in a jar, the heat should seal the lids.

***HOORAY** SALSA.