Stove Top Smoker Smoky Spicy Salsa
- 8 plum tomatoes
- 1 large poblano chiles or 3 jalapeno chiles, stemmed and finely diced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 12 small red onion, finely diced, about 1/4 cup
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- kosher salt
- Smoke your tomatoes: Because of the short smoking time, use an assertive wood like 1 Tblsp hickory or mesquite wood chips.
- Cut the core of the tomatoes with a paring knife, then cut the.
- tomatoes in half through the core end.
- Squeeze out the seeds and juice.
- Line the tomato halves up side by side and cut side up on the smoking rack.
- Season the cut side of the tomatoes with a generous sprinkling of salt & pepper.
- Smoke the tomatoes until softened, but not mushy; 10 minutes over the heat after closing the smoker lid, and about 20 minutes off the heat with the smoker lid closed.
- Check the tomatoes for doneness after standing off heat for 10 minutes.
- Cool the tomatoes to room temperature and slip off the skins.
- Chop coarsely.
- Toss the tomatoes with the chiles, red onion, and cilantro in a large bowl.
- The salsa improves it if stands at room temperature for about half an hour before serving.
- You can refrigerate the salsa for up to one day.
- Bring to room temperature and drain off any liquid before.
- serving.
- Note: Most of the heat in the chiles is in the seeds.
- Leave them in for more kick.
- Serving warm corn chips with the salsa is one of those little things that makes a big difference.
- Smoking them not only warms them up but adds a hint of smoky flavor.
- Pile as many chips into a 9 x 11 inch disposable aluminum pan as will fit into the smoker with the lid closed.
- Set up the smoker using 1 1/2 Tblsp of wood chips and smoke at medium.
- heat for 10 minutes.
- Serve warm from the smoker.
- You can smoke two or three batches of chips using the same 1 1/2 tablespoons of wood chips.
tomatoes, poblano chiles, garlic, red onion, fresh cilantro, kosher salt
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/stove-top-smoker-smoky-spicy-salsa-293576 (may not work)