Texas-style cooking is all about big, bold flavors and this picante sauce recipe fits that description. If you want it to be more salsa-like, don't puree the jalapenos, just...
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Homemade Picante Sauce
Picante is Spanish for piquant, or spicy. In Italian the word is piccante. Picante sauce is typically a tomato based sauce that has hot peppers in it. It's smoother than most salsas which contain the same ingredients of diced tomatoes, peppers, and onions.
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It can be used as a sauce in cooking, adding it to dishes like enchiladas, tacos, burritos and other Tex-Mex style recipes. It can also be used as a dip with tortilla chips. You can use it anywhere you would use salsa or ketchup (try it with scrambled eggs!).
Texas-Style Picante Sauce
Basic Fresh Tomato Picante Sauce
Picante sauce can vary in heat levels but it almost always contains some sort of hot pepper, like jalapeno. This version isn't overly hot and can be adjusted to suit...
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Picante Sauce
This picante sauce made with simmered tomato, onion, and jalapeno is awesome with tortilla chips or great on burritos and quesadillas.
Method: stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Fresh Salsa Picante
Fresh, homemade salsa can be a total game changer. This Anaheim chile and fresh tomato salsa is good with tortilla chips, but you'll also want it on hand for tacos, burritos, and...
Time: 1-2 hours