when we a recipe calls for pico i always make a bunch and then use it periodically till it’s gone. scoop out a little and doctor it up to suit whatever i’m doing with it. fresh garlic is a go-to. sometimes a touch of cumin and chili powder. sometimes i just stand at the fridge with a bag of chips and go to town.
by callmestinkingwind
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commenting for the bot. everything is in the pics.
Add LOTS of cilantro. 🙂
Six habaneros.
Kidding, nothing.
It’s pico not a masterpiece.
Add some Mexican oregano ftw!
I mean I’d use like a dozen jalapenos and maybe some serranos, but as for something that would actually change the flavor and not just be spicier, *chipotle powder*. That shit, I don’t know how I stumbled on it but it’s my secret ingredient in salsas, it rounds things round with a sweet smokey flavor in a niche all of its own.
This is going to sound a little crazy, but I promise I’m not. Sometimes I reserve a little and drizzle balsamic glaze and put it on crostini’s for a bruschetta.
I always add a small clove of garlic.
Is that like a knock off pepper canon in the background? Never seen one in silver lol
Replace Jalapeños with Serrano
Pickles, toasted and blitzed caraway seeds, and dill and put it on pastrami tacos
Chopped celery, Vodka, Worcestershire sauce and tomato juice.
I like a teaspoon of sugar in mine. It doesn’t make it sweet, just helps round out all the acids.
Add a cucumber or two for a fresher crisper taste
Throw some ancho powder in there and stir it around. Chipotle powder works too.