Tips and Tricks to Making Your Own Flavorful Salsa at Home
Some homemade salsas have been a favorite for years and even generations. Families have been handing down their own special family recipes to successive generations and kept a long tradition of making their own salsa.
It’s very convenient to drive to your nearby grocer and purchase a jar of salsa off the shelf, but making your own at home can be quite rewarding! If you have had a productive garden this year and have an overstock of peppers and tomatoes, salsa is the perfect way to go!
You will discover that making salsa and stocking up each year will be a regular goal of yours! You only need a basic supply of ingredients, a simple recipe and the process of making the salsa.
Typical salsa ingredients contain more or less of the following: green pepper, Jalapeno, tomatoes, red chili pepper, garlic salt or powder, onion, cilantro, lemon juice. Don’t be afraid to experiment!
And salsa is full of antioxidants and vitamins that are known to keep your body stay healthy!
Personalize to your taste – Adding more jalapenos and other peppers will make the salsa hotter. In the same way reducing the number of peppers and adding more tomatoes will create a milder salsa.
The full flavor and strength of spices deteriorate over time so make sure to use fresh spices. And always use fresh oils. Like spices, oils lose their flavor over time and some can go rancid if kept too long.
To avoid chili pepper irritation wear rubber gloves or even small plastic bags over your hands. Don’t touch your face or rub your eyes while handling hot peppers.
You will need all the supplies that you typically need when you are preserving tomatoes. You will need canning jars, lids and bands, a hot water bath canner, a large pot to cook the salsa, strainer, jar lifter, large bowl, and the ingredients from your recipe. Thoroughly wash all the utensils you will be using and boil the jars and bands. Leave the jars and the lids in the hot water up until the time you are ready to use them.
You can also store them in your freezer. After making a large batch simply divide it into small containers and freeze them. You’ll be able to enjoy fresh-tasting salsa year round!
SOURCE: Cooking Magazine
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Posted by Sandy Bloom
on May 5 2008. Filed under Cooking News, Recipes.
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