7 Headed Dragon
7 pepper salsa:
Habaneros
Scotch Bonnets (dried-flaked)
Cayenne (powder)
Chile de Arbol (dried whole)
Serranos
Hot Sandia (aka NuMex Hots)
Jalapenos
Can of Rotel
2-3 Roma Tomatoes
Salt
Garlic Powder
Onion Powder
Lemons
Dice Habi's, and soak in lemon juice first, and add a little salt...before doing anything else. They need to soak for at least 30 minutes...and hour is better.
THEN, go get water, put on high heat. Stem peppers (duh). When the water starts boiling, toss in the Arbol, Serranos, Jalapenos, and tomatoes to blanch. (I tossed in the Sandias for a minute, to unfreeze them)
When the tomatoes are peeling, and the peppers "gray-out" a little, they are ready...5-10 minutes. Pour into a strainer, and rinse with cold water for a few minutes. Squeeze the water out of the peppers...I usually squeeze he ends, and fold the peppers in half...otherwise, there will be too much water in the salsa. Toss it all in a blender.
Blend up a bit, then add the dried Bonnets, Cayenne powder, Onion powder, Garlic powder, and salt.
After this gets mixed up pretty well, add the Rotel, and Habi's with the lemon juice.
Blend to desired texture...I like mine very well mixed, but a tad lumpy, so I blend it on a middle setting. Garnish with onion and cilantro. Don't add fresh onion and cilantro to this mixture for an extended time...after a few days in the fridge, the onions will funkify the salsa, and the cilantro will start to taste like celery. No big deal...when I take this to work, I always bring a little container of chopped onions and cilantro.
I realized after I finished off this bowl...that I didn't have the POL, so when the game starts, I'll go get more, and edit this post with a new pic...lol.
Interesting twist on the POL pic...the boy said he wanted to try it...I said "OK...but it's hot". The pics was snapped as he decided to go for it...looking back as if to say, "Are you sure, Daddy?"
He took it pretty well...but said "Eeeewwwww...it's nasty". I said, "Is your tongue tingling?"
"Yes Daddy..." and off he went to find Thomas Train...