10646 Ersatz Papalote Salsa 35 mins, plus cooling time 15 mins About 3 cups Tue Aug 29 14:20:00 -0700 2006 Mon Apr 14 15:13:11 -0700 2008 Easy Mexican CHOW http://www.chow.com/recipes/10646 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:13:11 GMT Better than the best Better than the best. San Francisco’s Papalote makes such a great salsa that we had to get the recipe. They weren’t willing to reveal their secret, so we spent some time in our kitchen to uncover their magic. We reverse-engineered the recipe and discovered just what roasted tomatoes and pumpkin seeds can do for a salsa.

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Note: This salsa stays good for seven days when stored refrigerated in an airtight container.

This recipe was featured in the Build Your Own Burrito Bar story.

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  • Heat the broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil, then place tomatoes skin side up on the baking sheet. When the broiler is hot, char tomatoes until skins are slightly burned. Turn off the broiler.
  • Remove tomatoes from the oven and place them in a stainless steel pot. Add chiles de arbol, pasilla peppers, salt, sugar, and water. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Cook for 20 minutes, stirring often.
  • While tomato mixture is cooking, heat oven to 350°F and toast pumpkin seeds on a rimmed baking sheet until just browned. Remove seeds from the tray and cool.
  • After the 20 minutes, add vinegar to tomato mixture and cook for 1 minute. Add toasted pumpkin seeds. Place mixture in a blender, and blend until smooth.
  • Pour salsa into a container and stir in scallions and cilantro. Refrigerate for several hours before serving.
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    ]]>     58 10 dried chiles de arbol, stemmed, halved, and seeded

    ]]>     58 2 teaspoons ground dried pasilla peppers

    ]]>     301 1 tablespoon kosher salt

    ]]>     298 1 teaspoon sugar

    ]]>     1 1/2 cups water

    ]]>     314 2 tablespoons unsalted hulled pumpkin seeds

    ]]>     3 tablespoons white vinegar

    ]]>     54 1/4 cup minced scallions

    ]]>     153 1/4 cup coarsely chopped cilantro

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