Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Why Don't You Try-O Some Pico de Gall-O!

My only reason for living: pico de gallo.
Two versions, no measurements.
The first is called:
Hurry up with the pico, man, the movie is already starting!!!
(for this version, just chuck it all in the blender)
The second is called:
Proper Pico for company
(for this version chop everything into cute little cubes, and let sit in the fridge for a little bit)

The only difference is VERY important....
USE ONLY HALF THE ONION in version one!

So...
Here are the ingredients, the amounts are purely personal!
However, I will put the values that I typically use for a large bowl.

1 bag of Roma tomatoes
1 bunch of cilantro, rinsed very well and chopped
6-10 cloves of garlic, diced super fine
1 small lemon, juiced
1 serano pepper, diced super fine
1 small yellow onion, diced super fine (use half of the onion for the blender version)
1/2 tsp salt, or to taste

Adjust any and all of these ingredients according to your personal preferences!
Everyone I've ever made this for, loves it. I even keep some aside, without seranos, for my sister in law...she says it's good...but...why?


Words to the song by Trout fishing in America

Chorus:
Pico de gallo, you oughta give it a try-o
Even if you're from Ohio, it'll get you by-o.
don't get it in your eye-o unless you want to cry-o
So come on, don't be shy-o, eat some pico de gallo!

It's got jalapenos, I reckon y'all have seen those.
They're kinda hot for gringos and probably flamingos.
Just add some tomatillos, onions and cilantro,
Lime juice and tomato, you got pico de gallo!

Chorus


It was Cinco de Mayo, and I was down on the bayou
With my good friend Venus de Milo,
We were watchin' Hawaii Five-O
She wanted some French fry-o's, or maybe apple pie-o
And I said why, oh, why-o? We got pico de gallo!

Pico de gallo, you oughta give it a try-o
Even if you're from Ontari-i-o, it'll get you by-o.
don't get it in your eye-o unless you want to cry-o
So come on, don't be shy-o, eat some pico de gallo!
So come on, don't be shy-o, eat some pico de gallo!

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