[CH] Salt, Lemon, and Chili

Alex Silbajoris (asilbajo@hotmail.com)
Sat, 17 Aug 2002 13:44:12 +0000

On my way home from downtown on Friday, I stopped at the North Market.  One 
vendor carries a few shelves full of unusual Mexican and Hispanic sauces and 
seasonings.  This was wherre I bought that sofrito sauce a few months ago.  
This time I picked out a seasoning under the Chef Metro brand, called Salt, 
Lemon, and Chili.

Ingredients:  salt, dry lemon powder, ground chili pepper, cirtric acid, and 
calcium silicate.  (I've seen citric acid added for tartness to other 
peppery Mexican powders.)

The label offers these recipes:

Pico de Gallo Salad
Peel and cut into mouthpiece pieces the following fruits and vegetables: 
canteloupe, honeydew, watermelon, cucumbers, jicama, and oranges.  Sprinkle 
our Salt Lemon & Chili all over and mix well.  Serve.

Chicken
Buy boneless and skinless chicken or chicken pieces.  Pour olive oil or 
melted butter all over the pieces.  Sprinkle Chef Metro's Salt, Lemon and 
Chili and mix well.  Cook over a grill.  Serve.


I thawed and shelled a bag of shrimp, seasoned them with this stuff and 
nothing lese, tossed them in some oil, and sauteed them.  Everybody in the 
house was snacking on them - I'd thought they would be too peppery for 
Linda's daughter Jesi, at least, but she liked them too.

Hey James the Other, we had fun at the Bucyrus bratwurst festival last 
night.  We got there just in time to catch the parade.  Looks like the corn 
up there is pretty dry and short; we have been seeing much greener stuff 
while cruising around down in Pickaway County where they've had a lot more 
rain.

- A




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