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I have been so busy working on Thanksgiving side dishes and coming up with what I want to bake that I decided to take a little break and make something out of the realm. I mean Thanksgiving is about football too right? Well for some of us it is and you can't just eat leftovers, you need some good tasty munchies to go with those turkey sandwiches.
When I am planning munchie type foods I always fall back on my love of Mexican food. There is a little hole in the wall restaurant in Chula Vista, CA that I have been going to since I was about 15 years old. They have a hot sauce (salsa roja) that I just adore and miss soooooo much. So I decided to try my hand on making some of my own. Even though I didn't nail their hot sauce just right, I did come up with a flavorful substitute that my family just loved. Well those of us that enjoy salsa loved it at least.
This recipe is a very easy one and can be changed around to suit your taste. Want more roasted tomato flavor and less heat? Subsitute a few more tomatoes for some of the Serrano peppers. Like it hotter? Add a few more Serannos or maybe use Jalapenos for that roasted pepper flavor with a bit less heat. Super simple and SUPER good!
Anonymous
Wow, this looks wonderful.
I am definitely going to make it, perhaps for football this weekend.
Thanks for sharing!!
Bobbi | Bobbi's Kozy Kitchen
My son, who works nights as a bartender and eats at 3 AM when he gets home, made a quesadilla last night and mixed the salsa with a little bit of sour cream for dipping. He said it was "bomb". Let me know what you think if you make it!
Mommamaryssoutherncooking
If it's too hot for you add more salt or add a tad of fresh squeezed lemon, and drink some leche (milk) not water and not soda pop to cool your palate. Sounds good but I like my salsa a tad chunky being a Cali/TexMex girl. Like your recipes Bobbi and definitely will be trying a quite a few. my site is mommamaryssoutherncooking.blogspot.com
Bobbi | Bobbi's Kozy Kitchen
Thanks Mary. I like chunky salsa too but this one was trying to figure out the hot sauce a taco shop in Cali made when I lived there.