Batch Size
Standard batch
Ingredients
| Qty | Unit | Ingredient | Notes |
|---|
Instructions
- Combine and bring to a boil.
- Simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened:
- If you prefer a less chunky salsa, place portions in a blender until you reach the desired thickness.
- Can or freeze in desired containers.
Note on Hot Peppers:
Seeds do not affect the flavor or spice level of your salsa.
My Favorite Pepper Combination
Pick peppers based on your desired heat. My favorite combination so far has been:
- 1 Red Jalapeño (2,500–8,000 SHU)
- 2 Green Jalapeño (2,500–8,000 SHU)
- 2 Anaheim (2,500–8,000 SHU)
- 1 Poblano (500–2,500 SHU)
- 2 Yellow Banana Pepper (500 SHU)
- 2 Guajillo pepper (2,500–8,000 SHU)
Scoville Scale Reference
| Scoville Units | Peppers |
|---|---|
| 0 – 100 | No heat Bell pepper |
| 100 – 500 | Bird Cherry Pepper Creole Cherry Pepper Hungarian Cherry Pepper Peperoncini Pimento |
| 500 – 2,500 | Banana Pepper (chile) Pimento Poblano Pepper Rocotillo Pepper |
| 2,500 – 8,000 | When Mature And Red – Chile Colorado California Red Chile Anaheim Chile Ancho Chile (Dried Version) California Green Chile Cascabel Chile Verde Chipotle Dried Jalapeño Peppers Fresno Pepper Guajillo pepper Jalapeño Pepper Long Green Pepper Mirasol Pepper New Mexican varieties of Anaheim pepper New Mexico Paprika (Hungarian wax pepper) Pasilla Poblano Pepper (Fresh) Rocotillo Chile |
| 10,000 – 23,000 | Serrano Pepper most Chipotle peppers |
| 30,000 – 50,000 | Ají pepper Cayenne Pepper Cumari pepper (Capsicum chinense) some Chipotle peppers Tabasco pepper |
| 50,000 – 100,000 | Bird Pepper Cayenne Pepper Chiltepin Pepper Finger Chili Ginnie Pepper Malagueta Pepper Pequin Pepper Thai Pepper / Indian Pepper |
| 100,000 – 350,000 | African Birdseye Bird Pepper Datil pepper Guntur Chilli Habanero Pepper (chili) Jamaican Hot Pepper Madame Jeanette Pili Pili Rocoto Scotch Bonnet Pepper Thai Bird Chile Thai Chile Thai Jalapeño |
| 350,000 – 580,000 | Red Savina Habanero |
| 855,000 – 2,200,000 | Komodo Dragon Chili Pepper Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Naga Viper pepper Infinity Chilli Naga Morich Bhut Jolokia / Naga Jolokia (ghost pepper) Trinidad Scorpion Butch T pepper Bedfordshire Super Naga Spanish Naga Chili Carolina Reaper |