I love my summer garden.
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Tomatoes, both hybrids and heirlooms,
are producing nicely.
And I have many types of peppers -
sweet peppers, serranos, habaneros, jalapenos, bananas, Anaheims,
and probably some more I can't think of.
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Mr. Hawthorne is preparing Salsa Ranchera tonight,
and we'll show you a couple of dishes using it,
which I know you'll like.
When we were on our trip across country last fall,
we stopped in San Antonio and went to lunch
at
Los Barrios.
I blogged about it
here.
As you know, Mr. Hawthorne and I
both love Mexican cuisine.
He consulted our
Los Barrios Family Cookbook,
and picked out the recipe for Salsa Ranchera to make tonight.
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Now, if you want the exact recipe,
go buy the cookbook.
The link is above.
I'll just tell you what I watched Mr. Hawthorne do.
First he put a bunch of tomatoes
in a large saucepan
and covered with water.
He cooked the tomatoes until the skins start to split.
Then he took out the tomatoes with a slotted spoon.
He removed the peel
and returned the tomatoes to the pan.
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Next, he thoroughly mashed the tomatoes.
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Assorted chopped chiles and onion.
The nice thing about this is you can
control the heat by the different peppers you add.
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Add to the pot.
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Bring to a simmer over low heat.
Mr. Hawthorne simmered this
for about an hour until it thickened and reduced.
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I had to have some of this immediately.
On a scoop.
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I like this salsa served warm.
It makes a great snack with tortilla chips.
But wait, you say.
I want to do more with this.
How do I do that?
Come, Little Grasshopper.
I shall show you.
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Here's what Mr. Hawthorne did with it.
He made a quesadilla.
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Mr. Hawthorne had previously prepared
his meat mixture.
He sauteed hamburger meat (85%/15%) over medium heat
and added salt, pepper, onion powder,
granulated garlic, and cumin, to taste.
Be sure to pour out grease.
If you need amounts,
I'd say a pound of hamburger,
1/2 tsp freshly ground salt,
1 tsp freshly ground pepper,
1-2 tsp granulated garlic
1-2 tsp onion powder
1 TB cumin.
There's your starting point.
If you'd like to add in a few shakes of hot sauce,
then by all means do so.
If you'd like a sprinkling of chili powder,
go ahead and throw it in.
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Next a few chile peppers and onion.
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A few sliced jalapenos.
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Mr. Hawthorne squirted a bit of the seasoning packet
from a Food Lion Taco Dinner package.
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Next, he sliced some type of Mexican cheese for the inside.
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Fold over into half-moon shape
and pour as little ...
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... or as much sauce as you want.
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Grate some Monterey Jack over top.
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And a little cheddar.
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Mr. Hawthorne likes refried beans.
I do not.
This went into the microwave
until the cheese melts.
Ours took about 2 minutes.
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Top with sour cream and shredded lettuce and dig in.
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Now that's a quesadilla.
WWRD?![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_T93TJoBeLTGUfgy21Y-SouJN30YUKzfvI6vUiRElM2N7fSKWUjncWzyCSB4ylK3PB3hL211jED0sdn7fZc3c75wOX-7pXOyWxihW0V-AZA_wcCCI8te0VEV5Cuvc-KmPJv9DPWthYU2I/s400/DSCN5898.JPG)
What would Rosie do?
Rosie would fry a tortilla.
Then she would add the seasoned hamburger,
the salsa ranchera, the chiles, the jalapenos, the onions, the cheese.
Then she'd melt the cheese under the broiler.
And add shredded lettuce.
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And serve it up.
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