I got some pepper seeds called criolla de cocina peppers. In the seed catalogs, they are said to be essential for "salsa criolla campesina", a condiment of Nicaragua. However, I haven't been able to find a mention of this salsa anywhere, either in my cookbooks or via Google.
Is this actually a real dish? If so, where can I find out more about it?
Note: "salsa criolla" is a general category of salsa across all of Latin America. I'm looking for the specific Nicaraguan salsa that uses criolla de cocina peppers.
Best Answer
I haven't found a specific recipe so far - but I did find this:
from here.
Of note is that
campesina
translates topeasant
andcriolla
tocreole
ornative
in english, so you might translate the name asthe sauce made by the native people
(says me with no Spanish beyond a few basic words) - so it is likely a regional dish without a defined recipe - a truedish of the people
if you will.However: look what I just found here: http://www.recetasnica.com/Salsa-Criolla.php. Translated below:
Creole sauce .
Ingredients:
Procedure:
Mix all these ingredients and add salt, pepper and hot sauce to taste (you can also make it without chili). Put it in a separate container. This sauce can be added to any type of food or soup. You can keep it in the refrigerator indefinitely.