Some More Salsa

This past week I decided to make some more salsa.  I pulled out a trusty cookbook that I have had for decades... "The Complete Book of Mexican Cooking" by Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz.  It is a collection of authentic Mexican cuisine... not Tex-Mex cooking.

I decided to make a salsa I had not made in a while... chipotle sauce.  (In case you don't know, chipotles are smoked jalapeño peppers.)  As you can see the page is stained from years of use.

I wanted to make some salsa to freeze for future use, so I tripled the recipe.  I peeled the tomatoes (scalding them in hot water), but I can't be bothered seeding them.  I bought ground chipotles so I didn't have to chop them.

Unlike some salsas, the sauce is cooked.

I ended up with a bowl for immediate use, and three small bags to put in the freezer.  The salsa was not quite spicy enough for my taste, so I think when I defrost a bag in the future I will add some more chipotle.