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SALSA (Mexican Kitchen Sauce)

Source of Recipe

NATIVE AMERICAN HEALTH RECIPES * BY CRUZ H. ACEVEDO JR., Ph.D.


Recipe Introduction

This very basic salsa is made throughout Mexico as standard fare for all preparation of food. The common name is �salsa de la cocina� (kitchen sauce). What makes this so wonderful is that it is much higher in vitamin C than most foods and also high in vitamin A.

List of Ingredients

4 Tomatoes
4 lg. Green chilies
1/2 Small Bell Pepper
4 Small green/yellow chilies
4 Cloves garlic (minced)
1/2 Bunch green onions
4 Sprigs cilantro


Recipe

Simply dice all ingredients and place in a bowl and allow to age for several hours.

In Mexico it is accustomed to add some flat beer. It gives it a nice taste and helps preserve it. I add 1/4 teaspoon of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) powder. It keeps nicely for about 10 days. If you are going to keep it around longer add 1 tablespoon of virgin olive oil.