My girls love to eat Mexican food so much, that to tease them when they asked to go out, we'd say, "Yes, we are eating at Nolana's Family Restaurant tonight!" Of course it took them a while to figure it out....but once they did the name stuck and of course we eat at Nolana's Family restaurant a lot! Nolana's is of course my family kitchen.
In an attempt to make my own family recipe that did not have to be cooked, but was fresh, easy, and most importantly tasty, I came up with this simple recipe.
Here is my attempt at hot sauce or salsa, as some might call it! My girls love it, as does my husband. Their friends attack it when they come over!
This hot sauce or salsa keeps well in the refrigerator for up to one week.
Nolana's Family Hot Sauce
2 can's of canned tomatoes with green chili's (not Rotel Tomatoes)
1 small sweet onion, quartered (1015's in Texas)
1 jalapeno, seeded
1 tsp. garlic salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. cumin (optional)
2 tsp. sugar (optional)
1 bunch cilantro with stems removed\
1 half of a green pepper (optional)
1 half of a sweet banana pepper (optional)
1 lime, juiced (I cut in half and use a fork to get the juices out - works like a charm)
In a medium to large food processor put tomatoes, onions, jalapeno, additional peppers, and spices (garlic salt, pepper, cumin, & sugar. Pulse for ten second or to desired consistency. Add to this cilantro mixture and pulse quickly for 2 seconds.
Cook's Note: This will keep for up to one week in the refrigerator. You can also use other onions like tradtional white and yellow cooking onions, but I think the sweet onions like Texas A&M's 1015's make the hot sauce taste better.
In hopes that your family enjoys it as much as mine does!
Enjoy along with your favorite tortilla chips, with your Mexican food, on the side of eggs or some fresh cooked peas of any kind!
Alise Nolan
