"dogs Nose Salsa" - Xni Pec Recipe
Yield: 4 ServingsRecipe by luhu.jp
Ingredients:
2: Habanero chilies (or scotch bonnet), up to 8, finely chopped
1 large: Ripe tomato, cut in 1/4 in dice (with juices)
1/2 cup: White onion, finely chopped
3 tbsp: Orange juice, (sour) OR
2 tbsp: Fresh lime juice PLUS,
1 tbsp: Fresh orange juice,
1/2 tsp: Salt,
Directions:
Combine the chilies, tomato, onion, cilantro, 3 tablespoons sour orange
juice, and salt in a serving bowl. Toss to mix. Correct the seasoning,
adding more sour orange juice if necessary. The salsa tastes best served
within 3 hours of making.
Makes about 1 cup; enough to serve 4 to 6.
Note: You can blunt the salsa bite a little by seeding the chilies. Of
course, youll lose a great measure of authenticity.
Formatted by JoAnn Pellegrino 9/98 NOTES
: The worlds most colorfully named salsa-xni pec (pronounced "shnee pek")
~ is also one of the worlds hottest. Xni is the Mayan word for "dog", pec
for "nose". Just why its thus named is a matter of debate. The most likely
explanation is that the chilies make your nose run, an effect I can readily
attest to. And a dogs nose is always wet. Ive given a range of chilies-a
person from the Yucatan would use the full eight. There is more to this
fighter than heat alone. The onion, tomato, cilantro, and sour orange
create a complex play of flavors.
Recipe by: Barbecue! The Bible/S. Raichlen
Posted to KitMailbox Digest by J Pellegrino on Sep
07, 1998, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.
Source from luhu.jp
juice, and salt in a serving bowl. Toss to mix. Correct the seasoning,
adding more sour orange juice if necessary. The salsa tastes best served
within 3 hours of making.
Makes about 1 cup; enough to serve 4 to 6.
Note: You can blunt the salsa bite a little by seeding the chilies. Of
course, youll lose a great measure of authenticity.
Formatted by JoAnn Pellegrino 9/98 NOTES
: The worlds most colorfully named salsa-xni pec (pronounced "shnee pek")
~ is also one of the worlds hottest. Xni is the Mayan word for "dog", pec
for "nose". Just why its thus named is a matter of debate. The most likely
explanation is that the chilies make your nose run, an effect I can readily
attest to. And a dogs nose is always wet. Ive given a range of chilies-a
person from the Yucatan would use the full eight. There is more to this
fighter than heat alone. The onion, tomato, cilantro, and sour orange
create a complex play of flavors.
Recipe by: Barbecue! The Bible/S. Raichlen
Posted to KitMailbox Digest by J Pellegrino
07, 1998, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.
Source from luhu.jp