Salsa Picante

Preparation info
  • Makes

    2 cups

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Barbuto Cookbook: California-Italian Cooking from the Beloved West Village Restaurant

By Jonathan Waxman

Published 2020

  • About

Ingredients

  • 3 Fresno chiles
  • 1 jalapeño chile
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 6

Method

In a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat (turn on the fan), toast the chiles, onion, garlic, and shallots.

Keep toasting until golden brown. Transfer to a bowl and cover. Let steam for 1 hour, until the chiles are tender.

Remove the stems and seeds from the chiles and place the chiles, onion, garlic, and shallot in a blender along with the olive oil and vinegar. Pulse until