Office Salsa Tasting

The salsa was brought into the office for sampling by anyone interested.  It didn't last long!  Everyone seemed to want a bite of it.  Was quite a hit.

August 19, 2010

Habanero Salsa Recipe #1

Ingredients:

• 4 28oz cans of crushed tomatoes
• 6 regular size Fred Meyer orange habanero peppers OR 12 small size Erik May orange habanero peppers
• 6 jalapeno peppers
• 6 red chili peppers
• 2 red bell peppers
• 2 green bell peppers
• 2 white onions
• 3/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• ground black pepper to taste
• sea salt to taste
• oragano to taste

Directions:

1. Chop all peppers and onions
2. Mix all ingredients together in large pot
3. Cook on Med-High
4. Bring pot to boil, stirring constantly
5. Lower heat to a simmer for 20-30 minutes, stirring constantly
6. When the veggies are soft, pour into jars

Makes:

• 8 pints

Spice:

• Medium-Hot

Habanero Salsa Making

Since Erik had left and moved from Spokane to Eugene, we felt it would be best to use the peppers for a salsa.  This would allow us to send some to Erik for him to enjoy as well.  With the help of Alec (fellow QA person), we made 2 batches of salsa.  The first batch made solely with Erik's peppers, and a second batch with orange habanero peppers from Fred Meyer.  This allowed us to compare the hottness of our peppers with standard store bought peppers.  The Fred Meyer peppers were twice the size of our peppers so we only used 6 of those peppers for the batch, and then all 12 of our peppers went into the other batch.

August 15, 2010

We had to sample the two batches.  Compare to see which was hotter/better.  By this point in the salsa making process though, my fingers and mouth was on "fire" and it was hard to tell which batch was hotter.  Both came out with really good flavor though.  And both felt rather spicy coming right from the stovetop.

Finished salsa product got a special label with Erik May's photo on it.