Dark Matter Salsa
Ingredients
The Basic Salsa
The Habanero Heat Suppliment
Instructions
Prepare the "habanero" heat
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Bring one cup water to boil in a small saucepan and add chiles, garlic and onion. Cover, then reduce heat and summer until chiles are very tender when pierced (about 15 minutes).
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Whirl chile mixture in food processor with vinegar and salt until smooth.
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Set mixture aside.
Create the mild salsa
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Pulse all ingredients except tomatoes in food processor until minced, about 5 pulses, scraping the sides of the container as needed.
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Add tomatoes and pulse until roughly cropped, about 2 pulses.
Create versions with different heat intensity
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Separate the mild salsa into 3 equal parts.
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Add the following amount of habanero mixture to add “heat” to the salsa:
Mild: 1/8 tsp Medium: 1/4 tsp Hot: 3/8 tsp -
Freeze the remaining habanero mixture. Write the date on the container prior to freezing. And use for subsequent salsa recipes. Discard remaining mixture after 10 months.
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Refrigerate the finished salsa to allow habanero spice to permeate the mixture. Serve chilled.
