In this Filipino‑English cooking tutorial, Lesley Pascual‑Bartolo demonstrates how to make a cooked salsa suitable for a nachos business or a one‑off event. She starts with 500 g of ripe tomatoes, which she chops (or partially blends) to a medium‑chunky texture. In a saucepan she heats 1/4 cup oil, then sautés a medium onion, half a crown of garlic, and 2 Tbsp light brown sugar until the onion browns. She seasons with 1 tsp fine salt, then brings the mixture to a boil and simmers for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to avoid sticking, until the sauce thickens. After simmering, she adds 2 Tbsp white vinegar, 1/4 tsp ground black pepper, and 1/2 tsp cumin powder (the signature Mexican flavor). She notes that cilantro is optional and she personally omits it. The salsa can be stopped at a thinner consistency or cooked longer for a thicker result; she prefers a medium‑thick texture. The final yield is roughly 300 g (just over 1 cup), which she stores in a microwavable container or glass jar. Throughout, she offers practical tips (e.g., adjusting sweetness, texture, pepper intensity) and frames the recipe as scalable for a small nachos operation.
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Pwede nyo putong gamitin for your nachos business or pwede nyo rinshang event as is. Today, gagawatin ng simple salsa. So, meron ako dito 500 grams na ripe tomatoes na pinat na into small chunks, okay? Kung gusto nyo na very chunky yung salsa, then Gulang kayo kaylang gawen sa inyong tomato after slicing. Pero kung gusto niyo na 'medyo mas fino, pedi niyo siyang 'y blender or immersion blender. Ako gusto ko na 'medyo na sagit na, hindi naman sobrang chunky pero hindi naman sobrang fine 'yung inyong salsa. So, soy prasesko sha pero konti lang. Okay, this is good for me. So mas nagging pino pero hindi naman sobrang pino, marami paring mga chunk. So set aside muna natin 'yung ating tomato at magisana tayo. So, sa isang saucepan, natin itayo na 1/4 cup na oil over medium heat. So, one way na malaman ninyo, kung okay na yung mantika ninyo, ay, pakulo kayo na isang pedazo ng onion. Kapag nagzizzle agad, pagkain ninyo. Ready na? Ito ay 1 medium na onion na chopped. So, wagnatin natin tayong magbrown yung onion oil. Onion, garlic. This is 1/2 crown of garlic. 2 tablespoons of light brown sugar. If you want it sweeter, Sweet ang gusto niyo, you can skip it. Tapos, magandyan atin ang 1 teaspoon of fine salt. Paluwing, paluwing mabuti. At haya ang magboil. Once makitamo na siyang nagboil, as you can see, eh, nagboil na siya. Okay, you can add in your stove. Ataya aniton mag-simmer hangang mag-reduce, so about 10 minutes yan. Tapos, once in a while, alu inyosha, to ensure na walang dumidikit sa ilalim at hindi nasusunog. As you can see, na gigi thicker na sha. So, madali kayo may kita na mga salsa recipe online na hindi nakailangan luto 'en, pero I prefer naniluluto yung aking salsa kasi hindi ako fan ng lasa ng fresh onion, garlic, kasi usually ginagawan blender lang sila, na tomato, na onion, garlic fresh. So, mejo natatapang na ko sila ka na yon. So, mas prefer ko itong niluto at mas matatakal din sha kasing niluto mo sha. So, about 10 minutes na ang lumi pa, eto na itshura ng atin salsa. Kung gusto niyo na yung ganun yung texture, mejo liquid pa, then stop. Pero kung gusto nyo namastika pa sha, you can continue simmering this. Ako gusto ko yung medyo thick sha, so hahayan ko pa sha mag-simmer. So medyo nilakasan ko lang ng konte yung aking stove para mas ma-bless yung reduction process. Okay, so this is good for me. Tapos, idal ko na yung aking 2 tablespoons na white vinegar. Pag-inarinat niyo, adding 1/4 teaspoon of ground black pepper. Kung gusto mo ng stronger na pepper flavor, of course you can add. And lastly, lagay natin yung adding 1/2 teaspoon of cumin powder. Yung cumin powder, yun yung signature flavor actually ng mga Mexican na salsa. Another signature flavor ay cilantro, pero Hindi ako fan ng cilantro na flavor. Kaya hindi ko la lang yung cilantro. Kung gusti mo po ng cilantro, ped niyo lang yan. Alam niyo ba may jeans na kokos ay bang pao na maginlasang sabon niyo cilantro. Kaya ayon na lang cilantro. Di naman ako yon pero hindi ko talaga taipe yung cilantro. So, di ko na to la lang yan. Ped niyo po tong gamitin for your nachos business or ped niyo rinshang event as is. So as you can see, I put it in a microwavable container, or to make it more social, you can put it in a glass jar. But it's more expensive to buy a glass jar. So this is just what I have. The yield is about 300 grams, more than 1 cup, because this container can hold a cup. So there's still some left. Okay, so let's just wait for it to cook.
