Before you cut anything, get out a pan, heat to medium, and put the jalapenos in the pan. brown all sides of the jalapeno. I have found that if you have a flat utensil that you can use to apply pressure to the chilies, the process goes much faster...if not...count on 15 minutes in the pan.
Cut up the pineapple. I start by chopping off the top and about a half inch up from the bottom. Then, I start taking the sides off by slicing straight down from the top to the bottom. try not to take too much of the actual pineapple off when you do this. next, find the center of the pineapple ( the firm part in the middle) and cut as close to that from top to bottom. you should wind up with 4-6 pieces of fresh pineapple that is as tall as the pineapple was after you took the bottom and top off
Next is the cilantro. I use scissors to cut the leaves off of the stems...its ok to have a few stems...but not too many, as they detract from the final taste of the salsa
GET OUT THE BLENDER
Put half of the pineapple in the blender, along with the cilantro leaves you harvested from the stems. For the chilis, cut the stem off and place the chilis in the blender as well (they should be all brown and black)
Squeeze the lemon into the blender...you get more juice out of it if you cut it into 1/4ths
Get a cup of water, remove the plastic piece from the lid of the blender to add water when needed. turn on the blender
Most of the ingredients in the blender will not be moving, only a little from the bottom will. the water helps with this situation......begin pouring water into the hole in the lid SLOWLY.....until the pineapple and chilis begin to move toward the bottom of the blender...STOP WITH THE WATER IMMEDIATELY
You can continue to add water for consistancy....but not too much, as it detracts from the taste
Mven my Mexican friends rave about the sweetness and the hotness combined together in this salsa. this is great on Carne Asada tacos, as well as chicken. Great for dipping tortilla chips into as well.
I've even used it as a salad dressing. I thickened it up with a half of a ripe avocado...mmmmmmmmm
Buena suerte DDR foolios!!!
Photos by rushjunkie...
