Viet-Acadian Salsa

Recipe Ingredients

2		Whole peeled tomatoes
20		Garlic
2		Jalapeno peppers - chopped
1		Chipotle pepper - crumbled
2		Celery
1		Yellow onion
8 tablespoons	120ml	Nuoc nam
5 tablespoons	75ml	Apple cider vinegar
4 tablespoons	60ml	Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons	30ml	Sugar
2 tablespoons	30ml	Black pepper
1 tablespoon	15ml	Brown mustard seeds - crushed
1 tablespoon	15ml	Paprika
1 tablespoon	15ml	Ground hot red pepper - preferably dried tab
1 tablespoon	15ml	Whole cumin seed
1 teaspoon	5ml	Oregano - crushed

Recipe Instructions

Here's a salsa recipe I've been playing around with for about a month or so. Originally, I wanted to "wrap" a salsa around a core of nuoc cham, with a hint of a Cajun hot sauce thrown in for good measure. The end result was a bit of a hybrid, but it seems to have worked out fairly well. Anyway, enjoy--it's a hot one!

Peel (if necessary) and coarsely chop the tomatoes. Place in a saucepan. Add coarsely chopped onion, celery, and jalapenos. Peel and finely dice the garlic, add half now and reserve the other half.

Grind the cumin seed and add it along with the nuoc nam, vinegar, Worcestershire, paprika, ground red pepper, and three tablespoons of sugar. Bring to a gentle boil, reduce to a moderate simmer, and cook for 25-30 minutes, or until desired thickness is achieved.

Now, about 5 minutes before the salsa is done, fry the reserved garlic in a little oil until it is crispy and golden. Remove the salsa from heat, add the fried garlic with one tablespoon of sugar, and stir occasionally until the salsa cools (stops steaming).

This should keep for between 1 and 2 weeks at 40F. The recipe makes between 1.5 and 2 quarts of salsa.

Posted to the BBQ List by Tom Solomon

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Tom Solomon

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