Instructions: Yields 1 Quart

Found a site with wonderful Southwest recipes w/chiles everywhere! It is from a PBS series in Texas. The chef is quite well know and innovative: Stephan Pyles.

Heat a cast iron skillet until very hot. Add the whole Roma tomatoes, turning occasionally until they begin to blacken on all sides. When they are roasted, remove the tomatoes from the pan and slice the stem ends off. Heat the olive oil in a medium pan until lightly smoking.

Saute the onion and garlic for 5 minutes or until lightly brown. Put the tomatoes and the onion-garlic mixture through a meat grinder.

(You can use a food processor, but the salsa will not be as vibrant red. The processor whips air into the salsa, thereby lightening the color.) Stir in the Chipotle puree, brown sugar, vinegar, lime juice and basil. Stir in the mayonnaise. Season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately or store, covered, in the refrigerator until ready to use.

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