Hermano Roberto's Simple Salsa

This is a simple salsa recipe I learned from my brother-in-law who worked at an authentic Mexican restaurant. Boiling the jalapeno peppers is the magic to the recipe. This is great with tortilla chips, tacos, or other Mexican recipes.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 19 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper
• ½ teaspoon garlic salt
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 (28 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes with juice
• 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
• 3 jalapeno peppers, or more to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring a saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil; add jalapeno peppers. Reduce heat to medium and boil peppers for 15 minutes; drain. When cool enough to handle, remove stems of peppers.

Step 2

Place jalapeno peppers, tomatoes, garlic salt, cumin, black pepper, white pepper, and cilantro in a blender. Blend to your desired texture, 30 seconds to 1 minute.