Ref; In Search of a Corn Salsa Recipe

[TomKnollRFV]

Since I did the smoked salsa and it was a hit I want to do another batch of salsa. I love that corn and black bean salsa; but I'm not sure on a good recipe for it.

I like thick salsas..and I like the corn to be crispy. I'm wondering if any one here has made such a salsa in a smoker? Or just any other way? I could use a recipe here so I don't have over cooked mush :)

 

[Jeff Wright]

Watching...I too would love a good recipe like that.

 

[chef jimmyj]

Not sure what you are looking for. There are hundreds of Native American and Mexican Corn Relish/Salsa/Salad, recipes. Many similar, corn, beans, chiles, onion, garlic and fruit with lime juice for acid. But these are all loose, not anything I would describe as Thick...JJ

 

[Jeff Wright]

Not sure how to make the link active, but this is an archived corn salsa recipe from once upon a time. Bet it could be altered to include beans. Looks pretty thick.


https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/great-dish-with-your-wonderful-barbeque.180432/

 

[browneyesvictim]

I make a "loaded" version of Pico de gallo a lot! This is much like the link above. I have also heard it referred to as "cowboy caviar". These are excellent as "fresh" salsas and not cooked but you get a great smoke flavor from roasting/grilling the corn. Been meaning to try to get some smoke on some black beans as well.

 

[Fig_n_Pig]

While this is labeled a salad, the consistency is more like a salsa or dip:

http://www.rickbayless.com/recipe/charcoal-grilled-corn-with-cream-cheese-and-chile/

You could skip the cream and the cheese, add roasted red onion and cilantro, and you'd have a killer corn salsa.

 

[TomKnollRFV]

If you get a can of Walmart Corn salsa, you know the thickness I mean. Any way I do this it ends up brought to a boil <for canning purposes>

I'm going to have to peruse these links and begin formulating a plan. I've also heard of cowboy caviar, name always was funny to me. I have a friend who honestly thought it was seafood until I showed them it in person!

 

[TomKnollRFV]

I ended up bashing together a recipe..I just did the Tomatos, onions, and peppers in my smoker for about 5 hours with apple wood pellets. <I had some downstairs already in a measuring cup from doing other stuff, figured I'd use em up>.

Then I let it sit for 2 days to mellow and ran it through the blender on ice crusher setting- high.

Then I added a steamer bag of fire roasted corn+peppers, a regular bag of steamer sweet corn, and one small can of black beans, sans their water.

I added extra garlic powder, some salt and some cilantro and lemon juice. I under microwaved the corn as I had to bring the salsa to a boil for canning, so it didn't turn to mush and stayed crisp.

 

[Jeff Wright]

That sounds like a pretty good recipe. I would be interested at some point in seeing the finished product. Sounds like something to try.

 

[TomKnollRFV]

That sounds like a pretty good recipe. I would be interested at some point in seeing the finished product. Sounds like something to try.

Let me go snap a picture. It's all in jars now mind. It's really the colour and texture contrast versus any flavour the corn or beans added.

 

[TomKnollRFV]

And here we have it...I ended up with about 4ls of this salsa.

 

[Jeff Wright]

Thanks...That looks like a good salsa. Will have to put this on the to do list. Enjoy it.

 

[TomKnollRFV]

Smoking the tomatos/onions/peppers really does give it a fire roasted flavour; but definitely wait a day or two after blending it all together to let the flavours mellow. I'm bringing a big jar of my plain stuff to the Michigan fattie contest, and one of these lil jars to see what them folk think. Glad I got into canning things.

 

[Jeff Wright]

Glad I got into canning things.

My girlfriend does some canning but I have tried recently too. We will be getting our little cabin in the woods this next winter or spring. I have grandious ideas of growing all sorts of things and really getting into it. Got to have something to do while tending to the smoker!!!

Good luck with the contest.

 

[TomKnollRFV]

I won't be in the contest, Scott asked if I'd like to come out there for it, sure as heck said yes!

I've debated trying to do the canning in my instant pot actually; but at the end of the day, either way you got a pot of boiling water and trying to fish out boiling hot jars and lids and seals. That is the part I ask my dad's help with. We basically do it assembly line style. I have the instant pot on sautee, so it's got the salsa/jam/etc boiling, and then he brings a jar over and I fill it, and he has the lid and seal ready. If I had no help I could still do it, but we do alot of cooking projects together. It's nice to do; when I was a kid we did sunday breakfast etc together. Then we stopped and now here we are, trying crazy ideas from SMF ;)

 

[Jeff Wright]

I won't be in the contest, Scott asked if I'd like to come out there for it, sure as heck said yes!

I've debated trying to do the canning in my instant pot actually; but at the end of the day, either way you got a pot of boiling water and trying to fish out boiling hot jars and lids and seals. That is the part I ask my dad's help with. We basically do it assembly line style. I have the instant pot on sautee, so it's got the salsa/jam/etc boiling, and then he brings a jar over and I fill it, and he has the lid and seal ready. If I had no help I could still do it, but we do alot of cooking projects together. It's nice to do; when I was a kid we did sunday breakfast etc together. Then we stopped and now here we are, trying crazy ideas from SMF ;)

If you don't mind, stop by and pick me up on the way to the contest:D

That is a nice thing doing things with your dad. Cherished memories to last a lifetime. Last year was the first year me and my dad couldn't go deer hunting together in 45 + years. He just isn't able to any more. Maybe I will take up cooking with him!!