Step #1 Green chiles -- poblanos, Anaheims, & New Mexico long greens -- always make me think of Santa Fe.
Step #2 There, they make salsa with the local chiles & bottle it for sale around the world.
Step #3 This fresh version has more complex Spice upings than the Santa Fe product, & is one of the truly great salsas for dipping & slathering all over everything.
Step #4 Pan roast garlic until brown & soft, then peel.
Step #5 Pan roast onion until brown & soft, then roughly chop.
Step #6 Pan roast tomato until blistered, deeply browned, & soft.
Step #7 Pan roast tomatillo until blistered, browned, & soft.
Step #8 Pan roast poblano chiles until dark brown, then remove seed cores.
Step #9 Place the garlic, tomato, tomatillo, onion, & chiles in a food processor & pulse briefly until finely sliced.
Step #10 Add the water, cilantro, salt & cumin & process again until mixed.
Step #11 Keeps, tightly covered, about 3 days in the refrigerator.
Step #12 Makes about 1 1/4 c.
Step #13 --.
Enjoy the LA PARILLA NORTENO-STYLE ARBOL CHILE SALSA recipe