AlexD
TVWBB Member
Hey fellow smokers!
So I have not seen much in the way of smoked veggies or other similar talked here, so I wanted to share my experience with making a smoked salsa.
First, why am I making this, well for one, salsa is amazing and two we are having a salsa competition at work today, and I figured, new smoker this year, why no try a smoked salsa?! Finally we also have a good 300+ peppers coming out of the garden this year, the heat of the summer has made my two pepper plants explode and produce like crazy, so I am finding new ways to use them, my body can take many more bacon wrapped peppers, before I become one.
First, I picked up 5 lbs of on the vine tomatoes from Safeway. 3 habanero peppers, 1 Orange bell pepper, two onions, and two bunches of cilantro. Next I picked about 10 jalapenos and 15 banana peppers from the garden.
I halved all of the tomatoes and peppers then jutted them, pulling out all the seeds. With the peppers I made a major mistake and didn't ware eye protection, next thing I know a squirt of habanero juice has flown into my face, I rub my eyes and I'm in the shower for 20 min washing my eyes out. Don't make the mistake I did, wear gloves and eye protection!!!
Next I started the Smoker, full Weber load of coal, once hot into the smoker, with 4 chunks of hickory wood. Water bowl had cool tap water in it. I had to use the top and bottom racks both. Once settled at 250, the tomatoes and peppers went on the grill for 2.5 hours, It should have been only 2 hours as I lost 1/3 of the peppers due to charring. (turned out way spicy anyway so no biggie)
While they were smoking I had recovered from pepper eye. I chopped all the onions and cilantro and put into my mixer bowl along with a can of corn(water drained)
Once the smoker was done, in to the blender everything went and 10 seconds on salsa blend with a little lemon juice. Taste test informed me that I had just made LAVA! and I normally like thinks hot sooooo another 5 lbs of tomatoes into the smoker. Once done and a little sugar added I now have a Smokey, Simi Spicy and fantastic Salsa! I hope you enjoy the images and try the recipe!
Alex
So I have not seen much in the way of smoked veggies or other similar talked here, so I wanted to share my experience with making a smoked salsa.
First, why am I making this, well for one, salsa is amazing and two we are having a salsa competition at work today, and I figured, new smoker this year, why no try a smoked salsa?! Finally we also have a good 300+ peppers coming out of the garden this year, the heat of the summer has made my two pepper plants explode and produce like crazy, so I am finding new ways to use them, my body can take many more bacon wrapped peppers, before I become one.
First, I picked up 5 lbs of on the vine tomatoes from Safeway. 3 habanero peppers, 1 Orange bell pepper, two onions, and two bunches of cilantro. Next I picked about 10 jalapenos and 15 banana peppers from the garden.
I halved all of the tomatoes and peppers then jutted them, pulling out all the seeds. With the peppers I made a major mistake and didn't ware eye protection, next thing I know a squirt of habanero juice has flown into my face, I rub my eyes and I'm in the shower for 20 min washing my eyes out. Don't make the mistake I did, wear gloves and eye protection!!!
Next I started the Smoker, full Weber load of coal, once hot into the smoker, with 4 chunks of hickory wood. Water bowl had cool tap water in it. I had to use the top and bottom racks both. Once settled at 250, the tomatoes and peppers went on the grill for 2.5 hours, It should have been only 2 hours as I lost 1/3 of the peppers due to charring. (turned out way spicy anyway so no biggie)
While they were smoking I had recovered from pepper eye. I chopped all the onions and cilantro and put into my mixer bowl along with a can of corn(water drained)
Once the smoker was done, in to the blender everything went and 10 seconds on salsa blend with a little lemon juice. Taste test informed me that I had just made LAVA! and I normally like thinks hot sooooo another 5 lbs of tomatoes into the smoker. Once done and a little sugar added I now have a Smokey, Simi Spicy and fantastic Salsa! I hope you enjoy the images and try the recipe!
Alex
