This recipe was based on one by Jill Lewis, first-place winner in the Special Variety category at the 2008 Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival. Adding the mangoes after pureeing gives this salsa a chunky texture.
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp. canola oil
- 3 cloves garlic, unpeeled
- 3 tomatillos, husked and washed
- 3 tomatoes, cored
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 yellow bell pepper
- 1 orange habanero chile
- 1 poblano chile
- 1⁄2 medium white onion
- 1⁄2 cup minced red onion
- 1⁄4 cup chopped cilantro leaves
- 1⁄4 cup fresh lime juice
- 1 large mango, peeled, pitted, and cut into 1⁄4" cubes
- Kosher salt, to taste
Instructions
Step 1
Heat oven to broil; place a rack 6" from the heating element. Put the first 9 ingredients into a large bowl and toss. Transfer ingredients to a foil-lined baking sheet; broil, turning a few times, until blistered, 10–12 minutes. Transfer all but the peppers and chiles to a bowl; let cool. Continue broiling peppers and chiles until soft, 3–5 minutes. Let steam in a covered bowl for 15 minutes.
Step 2
Peel garlic and stem, seed, and peel peppers and chiles; transfer all broiled vegetables to a food processor; process until finely chopped. Transfer salsa to a bowl and stir in red onions, cilantro, lime juice, and mangoes; season with salt.
- Heat oven to broil; place a rack 6" from the heating element. Put the first 9 ingredients into a large bowl and toss. Transfer ingredients to a foil-lined baking sheet; broil, turning a few times, until blistered, 10–12 minutes. Transfer all but the peppers and chiles to a bowl; let cool. Continue broiling peppers and chiles until soft, 3–5 minutes. Let steam in a covered bowl for 15 minutes.
- Peel garlic and stem, seed, and peel peppers and chiles; transfer all broiled vegetables to a food processor; process until finely chopped. Transfer salsa to a bowl and stir in red onions, cilantro, lime juice, and mangoes; season with salt.
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