Homemade Picante Sauce Food

QUICK PICANTE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a blender, combine the first 10 ingredients; cover and process until smooth. Serve with tortilla chips.

HOMEMADE PICANTE SAUCE - RECIPE

Steps:

• Add the chipotle peppers to a small pot and cover them with water. Bring to a quick boil then remove from heat. Allow them to soften about 20 minutes. Remove the stems, chop them and add them to a food processor.
• To the food processor, add tomatoes, jalapenos, serranos, onion and garlic. Process to roughly chop.
• Add remaining ingredients and process until smooth.
• Add the sauce to a large pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Cool and store in sterilized jars, or use it right away.

COPYCAT PACE PICANTE SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring all ingredients to a boil in saucepan over med-high heat.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes or until thick.
• Remove from heat and cool.
• Store in an airtight jar in refrigerator until serving.

CHICKEN PICANTE

Steps:

• Place chicken in a greased shallow 2-qt. baking dish. In a small bowl, combine the picante sauce, brown sugar and mustard; pour over chicken. , Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 30-35 minutes or a thermometer reads 170°. Serve with rice if desired.

QUICK PICANTE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a blender, combine the first 10 ingredients; cover and process until smooth. Serve with tortilla chips. Yield: 5 servings.
• Editor's Note: When cutting hot peppers, disposable gloves are recommended. Avoid touching your face.

JANA'S HOME CANNED PICANTE SAUCE

Steps:

• Blanche, peel, and chop tomatoes. Measure 8 cups.
• Stem, seed, and chop peppers. Chop Onion. Slice garlic thinly.
• Mix all ingredients in large pot. Bring to boil and simmer for 10 minutes, or until onion looks glassy and clear.
• Cook in pressure canner 5 minutes at 15 psi.
• Remove from heat, and allow the canner to return to ambient pressure of its own accord.
• Remove and cool jars.

JUDI'S TEXAS PICANTE SAUCE (CANNING RECIPE OR NOT!)

Steps:

• Starting with just the tomatoes place half the tomatoes and juice in food processor and process until a fairly small texture, but not pureed. Repeat with second half. Then process all the onions and the jalapenos in a single batch. I do all of this with an electric food grinder instead of a food processor and I use the 1/8-inch plate to get the correct ground texture and size, but a food processor will give you the same results.
• Combine processed tomatoes, onions and jalapenos in a 4-quart pot with the remaining ingredients. Adjust the salt and seasonings to your taste.
• Bring the mixture to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes Remove from heat and fill 5 clean pint canning jars or 2 quart and 1 pint jar with the heated sauce. Wipe the rims and seal with lids and rings. Boil in a water bath, with 1 inch of water covering the lids, for 45 minutes. Carefully remove the processed jars from the water bath and place on a clean towel and cool jars for at least 12 hours. Label, date and store in a cool, dry place for up to a year.

PICANTE MARINATED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large glass bowl combine the picante sauce, mustard and lemon juice. Add chicken and toss to coat. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Remove chicken from marinade and saute in hot oil until well browned on both sides. Add remaining marinade and let simmer until chicken is glazed and tender and juices run clear. Remove chicken to platter/serving dish. Boil remaining marinade for 5 minutes to remove possibility of bacteria, then pour over chicken.

SUMMER SALSA PICANTE

Steps:

• In a medium pot, heat vegetable oil over medium. Add onion, garlic, bell pepper, jalapenos; cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is soft, about 4 minutes. Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and white vinegar. Season with salt and bring to a rapid simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender and mixture thickens slightly, about 5 minutes. Season to taste with vinegar and salt.

SALSA PICANTE

Steps:

• Combine tomatoes, chile pepper, garlic, lime juice, and salt in a food processor; process for about 10 seconds. Add cilantro and pulse until it's chopped in small bits.

SKILLET CHICKEN PICANTE

Steps:

• Cube chicken breasts. Heat oil in a medium skillet. Add cubed chicken breasts, onion and garlic powder and saute until chicken is cooked through and no longer pink, about 15 to 20 minutes. Pour tomatoes and picante sauce over chicken mixture. Let simmer over medium heat until sauce has thickened, usually about 30 minutes. Place some of the mixture in a warm tortilla, add cheese and wrap. Repeat until all of the chicken mixture is gone!

TEXAS STYLE PICANTE SAUCE

Steps:

• Substitution: 1 1/2 Habanero instead of Jalapeno makes this warm but not too hot For Making Texas Style Picante Sauce: Combine jalapeno pepper, garlic, tomato paste, sugar, vinegar, alum and spices in blender or food processor.
• Process until desired consistency.
• Combine chopped vegetables in large sauce pan.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 45 minutes.
• Pour into hot sterilized 1 pint jars leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Seal and process in boiling water bath for 15 minutes or pressure canner for 5 minutes at 10 pounds of pressure.