Servings: 10
Equipment
- Blender or food processor
Ingredients
- 3 whole Plum tomatoes - fresh
- 20 oz Plum tomatoes, whole - canned, drained, halved
- 2-3 Jalapenos - deseeded, or not!
- 3 slices large white onion
- 5-6 cloves garlic - if peeled, wrapped in foil
- 1 cup fresh cilantro - leaves & stems
- 1/2C cup 7UP - yes, the soda
- 1 tsp cumin
- 2 tsp Kosher salt
- 1 large Garlic clove (raw) - microplaned
- 1/4 cup white onion (raw)
- 1 TBSP Agave
Instructions
- Preheat oven on Broiler with top rack installed. Prepare ice bath in large bowl.
- Place fresh tomatoes, onion, jalapenos and garlic on half sheet plan. Drizzle with EVO. Put high on rack under broiler 10-12 minutes or until charred well. Remove and place veggies in gallon ziplock and submerge in ice water for a few minutes.
- Remove cooked tomato skins. In food processor, add everything from bag, the cilantro, cumin, salt, agave, 7UP. Pulse a few times. We don't want to puree! Now add whole canned tomatoes and raw onion & garlic . Pulse a few times more till you have desired consistency.
Notes
Adjust for spiciness by adding a few pieces of raw serrano or jalapeno in food processor.
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