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fire chili tomato

elsabeene avatar
Recipe by
Elsa Beene
@elsabeene
North Pole, AK

Caution! This chili tomato is on fire. It can be served for topping sauce or dipping sauce. You can use sweet peppers instead of serrano chili.

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yield 24 oz of bowl
prep time 10 Min
cook time 5 Min
method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For fire chili tomato

  • 20
    cherry tomatoes
  • 6
    serrano chiles
  • 2
    shallots
  • 1 tsp
    lemon grass stir-in paste (gourmet garden)
  • ¼ c
    coconut oil
  • 1
    lime (lime juice and grated lime zest)
  • ½ Tbsp
    chopped anchovy (optional)
  • 1 tsp
    salt, or more to taste
  • 1 Tbsp
    sugar, or more to taste

How To Make fire chili tomato

  • Cutting the ingredients
    1
    On cutting board, chop the shallot, slice the serrano chili and cherry tomatoes.
  • Microwave and oven safe bowl
    2
    In a medium bowl (microwave/oven safe), place sliced serrano chili, sliced cherry tomatoes, chopped shallot, lemon grass, chopped anchovy, lime juice, grated lime, salt and sugar. Stir until well mixed.
  • Melting the coconut oil
    3
    Melt the coconut oil in a small skillet over medium heat, and turn the heat off.
  • You will hear sizzling
    4
    Transfer melted coconut oil (be careful: the oil is hot) into a chili bowl (you will hear sizzling sound), stir until all the ingredients coated with oil. Add more salt and sugar to taste. Serve immediately.
  • Serve on top of fried chicken tender
    5
    Note: - You can serve this chili tomato as a dipping sauce or serve on top of breaded chicken, fried tofu, or shredded rotisserie chicken. - If you don't like spicy food, you can remove the seeds of serrano chilli, or you can substitute with sweet peppers. - Keep in a fridge for leftover, heat the chili tomato on microwave before serving.
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