Why does all store bought salsa suck absolute a$$

[AFM22]

I don't indulge in chemically flavored dips,... For salsa, jalapenos and habaneros are my favorite peppers, with the occasional ghost tossed in when some extra kick is desired.

You're just throwing a raw ghost in your salsa?

 

[Rifler]

You're just throwing a raw ghost in your salsa?

Rarely an entire one,.. but yes.

 

[AFM22]

Rarely an entire one,.. but yes.

Thoughts on just roasting/drying ghosts into flakes/powder and just adding that to your salsa?

Prob a little easier to manage the heat than chopping bits into the salsa.

 

[Rifler]

Thoughts on just roasting/drying ghosts into flakes/powder and just adding that to your salsa?

Prob a little easier to manage the heat than chopping bits into the salsa.

I've got a friend who does that with multiple varieties of peppers,... He dries them on strings and then grinds them coarsely and puts them into jars for later use in cooking,... Seems to work well.

 

[AFM22]

I've got a friend who does that with multiple varieties of peppers,... He dries them on strings and then grinds them coarsely and puts them into jars for later use in cooking,... Seems to work well.

Honestly, the best way to store peppers long term, hands down.

 

[TC_Nole_OX]

I make this salsa regularly. It is really good. Make 2x this recipe, at a minimum. Don't over-blend and make it watery. If you want quality salsa at home, this book has many good options. The black bean salsa, which is the table salsa in the author's restaurant, is a winner.

 

[LafayetteBear]

Casa Sanchez salsa is very popular out here in Northern California. They may operate in Southern California as well; I don't know. More of a chunky, pico de gallo kind of salsa that is sold from refrigerated cases and needs to be kept refrigerated until consumed.

Mexican food has become so ubiquitous that I have to think you can get quality salsa even in Iowa, and in fact throughout Iowa.

If you want something store bought that you can use to make a home made salsa, get Herdez Salsa Verde and add some tomato, white onion and salt to it.

 

[Rifler]

Black beans, pinto beans, and corn are all good traditional adds,... I've also had luck using measured amounts cucumber, pineapple, or even strawberries for a fruitier take,... For me it's mostly about what's in season.

 

[BroncHawk]

Supermarket salsas I like:

Second one is from Aldi, isn’t it? I know I’ve had it and was pleasantly surprised!

 

[JWolf74]

I don't indulge in chemically flavored dips,... For salsa, jalapenos and habaneros are my favorite peppers, with the occasional ghost tossed in when some extra kick is desired.

Habs are my favorite, too. Actually heading to store after work to grab some for a spicy bbq sauce for the first tailgate. I've recently been told of the habanada pepper, supposedly the flavor of a hab without the heat. I'm intrigued. I love the taste (and heat) but my wife and kids are lightweights.

 

[JMNSH0]

Second one is from Aldi, isn’t it? I know I’ve had it and was pleasantly surprised!

We buy it from our local co-op, but I have seen it elsewhere. It's a Rick Bayless product, he seems like a better dude than his weird *** brother Skip.

 

[AFM22]

Habs are my favorite, too. Actually heading to store after work to grab some for a spicy bbq sauce for the first tailgate. I've recently been told of the habanada pepper, supposedly the flavor of a hab without the heat. I'm intrigued. I love the taste (and heat) but my wife and kids are lightweights.

I just lost my habanero plant to a tunneling critter. Very disappointed. I got maybe 25 habs off it. There were about 30 left green. Sadge.

I've never seen habanadas available in store, only seeds online.

 

[GesterHawk]

Here is the go to for mild, medium, hot, restaurant style, and pico….

That looks like listeria waiting to happen.
Or whatever that Taco Bell superbug is.

 

[GesterHawk]

Knife only? Not looking to liquify it, but nothing wrong with a few pulses in the food processor.

I'm agreeing with @Rifler on this one.
Liquidized salsa is no bueno.

Chunky pico style is the way.

 

[Tenacious E_rivals41982]

Habs are my favorite, too. Actually heading to store after work to grab some for a spicy bbq sauce for the first tailgate. I've recently been told of the habanada pepper, supposedly the flavor of a hab without the heat. I'm intrigued. I love the taste (and heat) but my wife and kids are lightweights.

Habanero sauce at a tailgate? Playing with fire, unless you have access to the good bathrooms in the club section.

 

[GesterHawk]

Supermarket salsas I like:

Those both look like pasta sauce.

 

[AFM22]

I'm agreeing with @Rifler on this one.
Liquidized salsa is no bueno.

Chunky pico style is the way.

I said I was not looking to liquify it in the post you quoted

 

[GesterHawk]

I said I was not looking to liquify it in the post you quoted

 

[JWolf74]

Habanero sauce at a tailgate? Playing with fire, unless you have access to the good bathrooms in the club section.

Also made a Carolina vinegar style and a sweeter KC style with apple. Choose your own adventure.

 

[Tenacious E_rivals41982]

Also made a Carolina vinegar style and a sweeter KC style with apple. Choose your own adventure.

God I love tailgate football season.

 

[JMNSH0]

Those both look like pasta sauce.

You get your pasta sauce from a jar?!?!

 

[GesterHawk]

You get your pasta sauce from a jar?!?!

Unless I am making it from scratch, yeah.

 

[Tom Paris]

Kramer’s is very good store bought salsa.

 

[JWolf74]

God I love tailgate football season.

Smoking some Chex mix tonight as well. Can't wait for Saturday.

 

[McLovin32]

Smoking some Chex mix tonight as well. Can't wait for Saturday.

That's a good idea, I may have to do that too. Also love throwing these on the smoker.

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[AFM22]

That's a good idea, I may have to do that too. Also love throwing these on the smoker.

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don't say cracker.

 

[McLovin32]

don't say cracker.

I'm allowed to

 

[AFM22]

I'm allowed to

you shouldn't

 

[WDDT]

Sometimes I mix it up and go Pace Restaurant Medium.

 

[McLovin32]

you shouldn't

 

[tigres88]

Here you go

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you are welcome.

Yep, big fan.

Lol Mateo's is so sweet its like candy. It has no bite or spice literally at all.

This some low T content

 

[tigres88]

Black beans, pinto beans, and corn are all good traditional adds,... I've also had luck using measured amounts cucumber, pineapple, or even strawberries for a fruitier take,... For me it's mostly about what's in season.

This isn't low T this is just no T

Get some actual spice in your life white boi

 

[Tenacious E_rivals41982]

Make your own salsa. It is so easy


There are many good recipes but this is basic and simple

I whipped up a batch with a jalapeño. Not sure why I don’t do this more often. Thanks for the idea.

 

[AFM22]

I whipped up a batch with a jalapeño. Not sure why I don’t do this more often. Thanks for the idea.

The next step is growing your own tomato, peppers, and onion, and then you will reach nirvana

 

[AFM22]

This isn't low T this is just no T

Get some actual spice in your life white boi

Did you miss when he said he was putting raw ghosts in his salsa?

 

[tigres88]

Did you miss when he said he was putting raw ghosts in his salsa?

Like ghost peppers or actual ghosts

 

[AFM22]

Like ghost peppers or actual ghosts

Prob both ngl

 

[GesterHawk]

Smoking some Chex mix tonight as well. Can't wait for Saturday.

Nope. Going too far.

Cereal, butter, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, onion powder , and Tony Chachere's.
Put in oven low and slow. No burning. No smoke. And definitely no freaking peanuts.

That's it.

Don't **** with perfection.

Gods damn it. Chex Mix is damn near sacred in my house.

 

[AFM22]

CrazyNope. Going too far.

Cereal, butter, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, onion powder , and Tony Chachere's.
Put in oven low and slow. No burning. No smoke. And definitely no freaking peanuts.

That's it.

Don't **** with perfection.

Gods damn it. Chex Mix is damn near sacred in my house.

 

[GesterHawk]

The next step is growing your own tomato, peppers, and onion, and then you will reach nirvana

Meh, the neighbors grow them for me and I give them salsa.

One year they grew tomatillos and I made the most outstanding salsa verde. Made great puerco en salsa verde.