Zesty Recipes

Thought I would share these recipes with You all. Enjoy!
Gary/Louisville

BAJA FRESH BLACKENED SALSA
The secret for this recipe is fresh raw garlic aside from the blackened tomatoes.
10 large tomatoes for grilling
2 jalepenos (adjust amount for heat)
Juice of 1/2 lime
1/2 large onion chopped
2 large fresh garlic cloves
1 can clear chicken broth
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup cilantro chopped
1 fresh tomato diced
Salt to taste
Slice 10 large tomatoes in half and place halves skin down on a grill liner on a gas grill. Roast at highest flame for 1 1/2 hours. Roast peppers for last 1/2 hour to blacken. Do not roast the garlic.
Put blackened tomato (now in black crisp form), peppers, garlic, lime juice, onion, oil, salt, and a small amount of the chicken broth in a food processor and puree.
Transfer to a bowl. Add one diced tomato and cilantro and mix with a spoon. Mix in chicken broth little by little until desired consistency is reached (BF's makes it a liquid consistency.) Add more salt to taste. (My Gardening Friend in Mexico says this is authentic with the exception of the chicken broth; they use a bit of water.)

Sauce Louis
Use this classic sauce to make chilled seafood (crab, lobster, or shrimp) salads.
Makes about 1 cup
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 tbsp chili sauce
1-1/2 tsp lemon juice
1 scallion..... chopped
1/4 cup green bell pepper.....minced
1/8 tsp worcestershire sauce
Blend all ingredients well. Chill before using.
This is very good. We use it a lot with shrimp.

Nacho Sauce
1 lb Velveeta cheese
4 oz Philadelphia Cream Cheese
1 or 2 Tsp. Chili Powder--Hot or Mild to your own taste.
1 Can Ro-Tel Diced Tomatoes & Green Chili-- Hot or Mild to your own taste.
1/2 Tsp Garlic Powder- to your own taste.
Directions
Cut cheese into chunks, then add ingredients,
and use either a sauce pan or a microwave safe bowl and cook until soft and creamy .
Stirring often, if not thin enough you can add a small amount of milk, or sour cream.


This message was edited Jan 9, 2005 6:10 PM