Salsa Ranchera

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 6 large ripe tomatoes
• 2 garlic cloves, unpeeled
• 2 -4 jalapeno chiles
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 heat a cast-iron skillet over medium heat. add tomatoes, garlic, and chilies.
• 2 cook, turning every few minutes,15 to 20 minutes.
• 3 remove each veggie when it is browned; allow to cool slightly.
• 4 peel the garlic, core the tomatoes, and stem the peppers.
• 5 transfer the veggies to a blender and puree, in batches if necessary, until smooth. heat oil in the same pan over medium-high heat.
• 6 carefully pour in the puree, season with salt and cook, stirring, until the sauce has thickened somewhat, 10 to 15 minutes.
• 7 serve hot or cold.
• 8 makes 12 servings.