For dinner tonight, tacos. Warm up some tortilla shells. A little shredded lettuce, sour cream, sliced avacado, ground beef, cheese, sliced black olives, and above salsa (was in the fridge over night). Yummy.

Added chili powder, cumin, and garlic powder to the ground beef for ps

Some fried Fish would be good too, instead of ground beer.

Red pepper flakes would have been nice

I'm looking for a super hot salsa recipe. My youngest LOVEs hot food and its hard to find a really good jar of salsa at the store. I'm looking for the kind that sets your mouth on fire but still tastes good. Keep in my my youngest has been know to go bottoms up on a bottle of Louisiana hot sauce.

Don't have a specific recipe, but you could spike salsa w/ habanero or a habanero sauce.

http://www.hotsauce.com/Ass-Blaster-Collector-s-Hot-Sauce-p/1483.htm

w00t w00t!

Habanero is like the hottest stuff out there right?

For those that have made their own salsa does this look like a good recipe?

http://www.recipezaar.com/156071

Yes it does, but I've never added oregano before. I 'll give it a try and report back.

I looked at that one before, looks like one I'd make, sans the oregano. It might be good though, just never tried it. I like adding lime to mine too, and a higher concentration of the onion and cilantro. 5 Habeneros sounds like a real mouth burner.

When I was a kid, I ate one whole once. Then I wiped my eyes to deal with the tears. After I went to the bathroom to put in eye drops because I thought I went blind, I decided to take a leak. That was a terrible idea.

I went to Walmart grocery tonight and couldn't find any of the Habenero peppers. Not sure who carries those.

I've never shopped at Walmart for groceries, but most of the major chains around here carry them near the vegetables. No idea what kind of food chains you have though.

The two closest to me are a Super Kmart which has a grocery section and the Walmart grocery store. I can never remember the name of it. Both suck something fierce. The next closest place is a really old and really crappy Kroger store. Bad selection and what they have is over priced. The first decent grocery store is quite a drive from my house. By Google maps the grocery store is 11 minutes away. But that is in an ideal world. In reality it is 15+ minutes away. A half an hour round trip seems excessive to go grocery shopping. But all I have near me is total crap.

Yikes. I've looked at the food at walmart before, but never thought the fresh stuff looked any good, and the closest Super Walmart is 30 minutes from me. I never knew KMart sold food.

I have the opposite problem. My closest groceries are all top-end, quality places. It's nice to be able to get quality foods, get a good selection, but the down side is that normal items cost more. I do have a Safeway near me, but Safeway is almost as expensive as every where else, and sucks bad.

There is a Safeway a block from my house but I didn't even mention them because they are probably the worst grocery store I have ever seen. And the Super Kmart does sell food but I quit going there. Their grocery section was terrible and way over priced. Horrible service too.

Safeway would probably have them though, at least if they're like the ones here.

Sometimes Habanero's are labelled as Scotch Bonnet Peppers, which are a type of Habanero.

Take 1/4 medium diced onion, cook in 2tbsp oil and a pinch of salt until wilted, throw in 1 c. rice and stir until it starts to brown. Throw in 1 cup salsa and 2 cups chicken broth. Simmer until rice is done.

Quick and tasty spanish rice made with salsa.

Are habanero peppers a very seasonal item? I went to another store today and still no luck getting them.

Just saw them at the grocery store, so apparently not.

I'll have to try the spanish rice. Looks yummy.

Habaneros look like this:

Original Image: www.growing-peppers.com

As others have said, drop the oregano, add some lime and that recipe looks like a winner.

I had some sliced jalapenos and cheese on crackers at a party one night. Like with slices on top so you hold it all together with your fingers while you eat it. Not thinking about it, I took my contacts out before going to bed a couple hours later. That wasn't very much fun.

Getting ready to try the salsa recipe. Wish me luck.

OMFG. Ok a double recipe of the salsa is overkill and really unnecessary unless you plan on canning it or serving it at a party. Holy hell its hot. After I was done I took a sample. I swear part of my tongue has no feeling lol. Will this be better once it sits for a few days?

You did the 5 habanero one? Yikes, that one looked hot.

This might sound weird but should I put the stuff in my slow cooker and let it cook on low heat for a bit to soften up the tomatoes and onions? I'm going to be gone for 5 days. Perhaps sitting in the fridge for that period of time will do the job. I didn't think it wise to eat 9/11 salsa before a flight. Don't want to release any toxic gas in flight. lol

I put lime in it and let the lime "cook" it.

I tried some tonight. It wasn't painful. It seems to be a different kind of heat than some peppers. The salsa is still missing something.

I added more salt and pepper to the salsa and its a little better. Also it has had a week to sit in the fridge and that has helped soften the tomatoes and onions. I don't know if it was the extra salt/pepper acting with the habanero peppers or the week in the fridge or me mixing it up better but tonight my mouth was on fire. Only milk was able to stop the burning. Good stuff :-)

Nice!!!

Well the salt does act as a 'cut' for the spiciness.

Couple of notes for the next time I try this or anyone else that tries this. If you are using fresh vegetables I think its best to let this stuff sit in the fridge for a full week (in a closed container) before eating. It gives time for the tomatoes and onions to soften up.

Also I used white onions and I'm not sure they were the best match for this salsa. I might try yellow onions next time (not Vidalia).

This stuff is really good. I love hot food but you might enjoy this more if the peppers are seeded. Or maybe remove half of the seeds. It is like fire with the seeds. I don't drink milk normally but i had 3 glasses tonight to try and get through some chips and this salsa tonight.

I usually use red onions and no Habaneros. Also, I always seed my peppers as I'm not a fan of the seeds and yes, it does make it much spicier. Oh, and a little lime juice does help as well.

So red onions are best and not yellow? I'll try that then.

I like red for their flavor and the color contrast. Another option to try if you like sweet and spicy is a fruit salsa. Such as:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Cucumber-Mango-Salsa/Detail.aspx
or
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Mango-Salsa/Detail.aspx

Mango salsa

Well I am out of salsa and didn't feel like taking on the project of making more salsa right now. So I bought a jar of Renfro's habanero salsa. Talk about disappointing. It is like eating spicy tomato sauce. Guess I am going to have to make more of my own.

I made the double recipe of salsa again today. This time I got better ingredients and it shows in the finished product. I used vine ripened tomatoes and a yellow onion. The habanero peppers were also fresher as well. They were bulk instead of prepackaged. I think it took me about 2-1/2 to 3 hours to go from ingredients to the finished product. I used only my 8 inch chef's knife and a can opener for the tomato sauce.

Unlike my first batch I was able to eat some of this right away. It still needs a few days to sit I think but DAMN its hot.

Glad you liked it, it in fact was my attempt at reverse engineering the salsa at a local Mexican restaurant. It is more like Pico de Gallo.

No idea how long it lasts, never lasted longer than a week in my refrigerator before being eaten. The lime helps preserve, I'm just not sure how long.

Good to here. Like I said the lime should help preserve it. I make small batches. I may try a bigger one next time.

The habanero salsa in my fridge has become a lab experiment. I'm curious what kind of substance could grow in such a hostile environment? lol