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Habanero Salsa Recipe

Equipment

  • Food processor

Ingredients

  • 1/2 lb fresh habanero peppers
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1/2 white onion 
  • Sea salt
  • *Use gives when handling habanero peppers.

Instructions 

  • Put the ingredients in a pan with an inch or two of water and place a cover on top.
  • Put the pan on medium-high heat and set timer for 10 minutes. 
  • When the timer goes off turn off heat, uncover and set aside for the peppers, onion and garlic to cool down.  Put on a pair of gloves for handling the peppers.  When they are cool remove the peppers and slice them down the center, deseed and remove center vein and stem from top.
  • Place the ingredients - onion, garlic and peppers, in a food processor with 1/8 tsp of sea salt and a splash of water.  Grind ingredients until they have become a a salsa consistency. 
  • The size of the ingredients should be very small but it is still considered a chunky salsa rather than being completely smooth. 
  • Use sparingly until you have learned the appropriate amount for your palette! 

Notes

-Caution* Use gloves when cleaning dishes and food processor that the salsa or habaneros have come in contact with. 
-You may roast the ingredients instead of steaming them to make a roasted habanero salsa recipe and it may differ slightly in taste but it will still be delicious! I chose to steam them because that is the traditional method I taught when I was younger. 
-You may make this into a chunky habanero salsa recipe by grinding for a lesser amount of time in the food processor.  I make the consistency a hybrid between smooth and chunky.  I make sure that the pieces of pepper are very small because it is a very spicy hot salsa and it can be easier to moderate with smaller pieces of pepper. 
-Some additions to this salsa could be vinegar or lemon juice.  Adding an acid such as one of these starts to bring it closer to a hot sauce.  This simple three ingredient recipe is an authentic Mexican habanero salsa recipe I learned growing up so I keep it classic and look for the salsa to just bring on the heat.