Rancheros Salsa!

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion, roughly chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, roughly chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, roughly chopped
• 4 roma tomatoes, seeded and roughly chopped (also called plum tomatoes)
• 1 tablespoon garlic, chopped (about 4 cloves)
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes in tomato puree
• 1 (7 ounce) can tomatillos, drained
• 1 (7 ounce) can green chilies, drained and chopped (or buy already chopped)
• 1 teaspoon pureed chipotle chile (can use the canned chipotle chilies, minced) (optional)
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded, finely chopped (more or less to taste)
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1 tablespoon frozen orange juice concentrate
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin, toasted in a dry pan until fragrant
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a large heavy bottomed skillet, heat the oil over medium high heat until hot but not smoky. add onion, peppers, and roma tomatoes; cook 5 minutes or until onion is translucent.
• 2 in a food processor, puree garlic, diced tomato, and tomatillos. add to onion mixture. cook 5 minutes more.
• 3 add chilies, chipotle, jalapeno, and cilantro.
• 4 stir in orange juice concentrate, cumin, oregano, cinnamon, salt and pepper.
• 5 cook 5 more minutes or until desired thickness.