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Red Serrano Pepper Sauce...BANG!!

This is a winner!  No need for aging.  An initial slight tomatoey flavor from the red serranos followed by reasonable heat.  A hint of oregano at the finish.
 
THE PLAYERS:
 
25-30 red Serrano peppers
3 red Jalapenos
6 Caribbean Red Habs
1 large carrot
1/2 red onion, sauteed
1 head garlic, roasted
1 C. ACV
1/4 C. lime juice
2 1/2 TBLS Mexican oregano
1 TSP cumin
salt to taste
 
I used the typical cook-blend-cook method, although I also strained this sauce to eliminate the seeds.

 
Jarred.

 

 
I needed to try it on food, something quick.  Cheese quesadillas with a few chopped pickled peppers in the middle seemed a good idea.  It was.  Pickled aji lemondrop, and peppadews.

 

 
Done.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This is a winner!  No need for aging.  An initial slight tomatoey flavor from the red serranos followed by reasonable heat.  A hint of oregano at the finish.
 
THE PLAYERS:
 
25-30 red Serrano peppers
3 red Jalapenos
6 Caribbean Red Habs
1 large carrot
1/2 red onion, sauteed
1 head garlic, roasted
1 C. ACV
1/4 C. lime juice
2 1/2 TBLS Mexican oregano
1 TSP cumin
salt to taste
 
I used the typical cook-blend-cook method, although I also strained this sauce to eliminate the seeds.

 
Jarred.

 

 
I needed to try it on food, something quick.  Cheese quesadillas with a few chopped pickled peppers in the middle seemed a good idea.  It was.  Pickled aji lemondrop, and peppadews.

 

 
Done.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Waaa!! im very honest... I warn ya buddy; your recipe has been stolen by me and my girlfriend. Look so delicious !! :)
 
KingChile said:
what is mexican oregano?.....lol is that like mexican brown?
...as distinguished from Mediterranean oregano.
The Hot Pepper said:
Are those quesdaillas microwaved?
 
Well nice looking sauce for sure!
 Microwaved?!  I'll microwave your... :fireball:
 
No man, cooked on the flat top  Yeah, it could have been hotter.
 
Oh wait, are those corn tortilla quesadillas? Maybe that's why it looks weird.
 
KingChile said:
corn quesadilla sounds soooooooo weird.......
 You need to get out of Lansing once in awhile, bro.
Grass Snake said:
Corn is whats up. Little tip from a mexican: put a little oil just to coat the tortilla on pan. Cook it till you see the tortilla start to blister a bit. If you did it right it will be slightly crunchy but still soft.
You're right, but I was a little lazy this time.
 
KingChile said:
I'm mexican and lived in texas for a long time too still never heard of them lol
Now that I really think about it, I've never really seen corn tortilla quesadillas, except...in my house!  I'm not Mexican, but I did eat a lot of Mexican food in east Los Angeles.  Maybe it is weird?
 
Roguejim said:
Now that I really think about it, I've never really seen corn tortilla quesadillas, except...in my house!  I'm not Mexican, but I did eat a lot of Mexican food in east Los Angeles.  Maybe it is weird?
Quesadillas are really Tex-mex and traditionally made with flour but people from Mexico prefer corn and dont really make quesadillas but if they did it would definitely be with corn. So its like mexican meets tex-mex. Thats how my mom made them but then again she is Puerto-rican. So maybe it is weird.
 
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