Brandy's Roasted Red Salsa

Brandy's Roasted Red Salsa
from Brandy's kitchen

Ingredients:

• 10 dried chiles de arbole
• 1/2 half red tomato
• 2 garlic cloves
• salt, to taste

Open:

• dried chiles and remove seeds (I wear gloves when I do this...definitely be careful about the pepper oil on them, and don't touch your face, especially your eyes!).  

Roast:

• chiles in pan dedicated to roasting chiles, or roast on barbeque.  Turn constantly, roasting until browned/slightly black.  Roast tomato also. 

Boil:

• chiles in water to cover, until softened, about 10 minutes.  Retain water.

Blend:

• chiles, tomato and garlic in Cuisinart until fine, adding water and salt, as needed.  Makes a small quantity, so feel free to double/triple for larger quantity.