Received 14:23:07 on 07/09/91, Posting # 25 ***** Subject: Taco Fest part 2--The sauce recipes From: Jerome Grimmer From: Penny Ward >From _Fast Vegetarian Feasts_... SALSA FRESCA (1 1/2 cups) 3 medium ripe tomatoes, minced (1 pound) 1/2 small onion, minced 6 sprigs cilantro, minced 2 serrano or jalapeno peppers, minced 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 1/3 cup water salt to taste Mix all the ingredients; serve, or chill and serve. This is best served very fresh, but it will keep for two days in the fridge. GREEN TOMATO SAUCE (2 cups) This sauce isn't made with _green_ tomatoes per se, but with the Mexican variety, which have a sweet flavor all their own. 3/4 pound Mexican green tomatoes (tomatillos) 2 serrano peppers 1 clove garlic, peeled 1/4 medium onion salt to taste 2 tsp. safflower oil Remove the papery husks from the tomatillos and place the tomatoes in tha saucepan. Cover with water and bring slowly to a boil. Boil gently for 10 minutes, or until soft. Meanwhile, roast the peppers over a flame or in a dry skillet until they blister. When cool enough to handle, remove the stems. When the tomatoes are soft, drain them and blend all the ingredients except the oil in a blender until smooth. Heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed skillet and cook the sauce for about 5 minutes over medium heat. Serve. COOKED SALSA (1 1/2 cups) 1 1/2 pounds ripe tomatoes 1/4 medium onion 1 clove garlic 2 jalapeno or serrano peppers 1 Tbls. safflower oil salt and freshly ground pepper to taste Heat the broiler and broil the tomatoes until blistered, turning to broil on all sides. This should take about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, heat the peppers over a flame or in a dry skillet until they blister. Remove the stems when cool enough to handle. Blend all the ingredients except the oil together in a blender until smooth. Heat the oil in a skillet or heavy-bottomed saucepan and add the puree. Cook over a medium flame for 15-20 minutes, or until the salsa reaches a thick consistency. -- Abort, Retry, Fail, Panic? P According to the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Don't Panic. Abort, Retry, Fail? F According to teachers at SIUC, don't fail. So what am I supposed to do? *****