Kitchen Meets Culinary Clutz

When I was a little girl I loved it when my big sis made the most excellent bowl of Pico de Gallo.  My siblings and I could tear that bowl up with a bagful of tortilla chips in seconds! Our Momma always asked her to whip some up for parties and family gatherings. A year ago I asked my sis for her recipe. Today I made my first attempt at making the Pico de Gallo. Oooh Baby what I made was a salsa so hot my eyes welled up with tears and my hair caught fire!!! I V-Lined straight for the faucet and could have cared less if I looked like a fool slurping water straight from the tap! I looked over my sister's recipe wondering if I did something wrong. If I remember correctly, my sis guts out all the seeds from the chiles before she throws them into the food processor because her salsa has never tasted this hot! Oh, and her salsa looks so much prettier than mine because she makes it chunkie like Pico de Gallo is supposed to look! So here you have it, my very own twist off of my sister's salsa recipe. I like to call it, Hot Damn! Salsa.  Plus I included my big sister's Pico de Gallo recipe too!

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  4 ROMA TOMATOES
  
• 2 LARGE SERRANO CHILES (DO NOT SEED)
  
• 1 Tbsp. MINCED GARLIC
  
• 4 -5 SPRIGS of CILANTRO
  
• LIME JUICE (enough to flavor and to thin the salsa to desired consistancy)
  
• SALT (enough to desired taste)
  

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  3 SERRANO CHILES, SEEDED (or jalapeños)
  
  
  
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  2 - 3 ROMA TOMATOES
  
  
  
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  1 MEDIUM YELLOW ONION
  
  
  
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  HANDFUL OF CILANTRO
  
  
  
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  SALT TO TASTE
  
  
  
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  A LITTLE WATER
  
  
  
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  MINCED GARLIC AND DEHYDRATED CELERY