Kachin Salsa

Southeast Asian cooks know as well as Mexican cooks do how much flavor you can get from grilling vegetables before using them in salsas. Here whole tomatoes and green cayenne chiles are put on the grill (or into a heavy skillet on the stovetop) to get a little blackened and softened, then are processed to a salsa that has a touch of sweetness from the roasted shallots.

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