home harvested chili salsa recipe
these small red chili peppers grow wild here at amh. they are super picante and delicious. the kids have learned the hard way that gloves are required for harvesting. you do not want to touch one of these and then get your fingers any where near your face.
tomatilla, jalapeno, red onion, garlic to go into a hot iron skillet, if using fresh tomato include those as well.
chill the martini glasses with crushed ice
juice two limes and one clementine (or small orange) into shaker of ice cubes.
put the indredients under the salamander till they have lots of carmelization and tomatilla are bubbly.
introduce the fresh juice to two bucket sized shot glasses of 100% agave teguila, one shot of orange tripple sec type liquer (I really like bouchant napolean), I use only ONE shot of margarita mix (jose quervo) and a small spurt of organic agave syrup. the margarita mix can be deleted depending on the sweetness of your limes. btw, if your tequila is not 100% agave, what is it?
I move my roasted items into a small sauce pan and add just a bit of water. this is where we add the home harvested red chili peppers. bring to boil.
shake vigorously
immersion blender. this is where I also add some tomatos, I used canned this time but fresh will work too if they are on hand. add a bunch of fresh cilantro and fresh lime juice; I used half a lime.
dump crushed ice, and replace it with the refreshing beverage..
salt to taste, I like to make sure I get salt all over the place in the process.
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